Gastropod | Deep Sea News - Part 2

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Molluscs, now with 100% more awesum

Dr. M March 7, 2010 aplacophora Arthropoda Bernoulli body size echinoderms Gastropod Invertebrate Invertebrate Wars logarithimic spiral Mollusc Radula shell Vampire Squid

A blog war is starting to develop again. No I am not talking about this one. I am talking about the Great Invertebrate Wars. Everything was…

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The Evolution of Iron-Clad Samurai Snails With Gold Feet

Dr. M January 21, 2010 aragonite armor Calcium Carbonate conchiolin Ed Yong Gastropod gold foot snail iron clad snail iron sulfide mantle Military predator samurai shell Snail

It is told in the Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai At the time of the attack on the castle at Shimabara, Tazaki Geki was…

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The Origins of Deep-Sea Fauna

Dr. M October 5, 2009 anoxic Antarctica biogeography bivalve Cenozoic circulation climate chagne Coral Cretaceous deep sea density echinoderms echinoids Eocene evolution extinction foram Gastropod global thermohaline circulation hypoxia isopod Miocene oceanography octopod Oligocene origination oxygen Paleobiology Paleocene Salinity Temperature Triassic

If you would understand anything, observe its beginning and its development. –Aristotle To understand the biogeography of the modern deep sea, we must examine the…

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NE Pacific Expedition Day 8 & 9

Kevin Zelnio September 4, 2009 Asteroid Barnacle Caldera Coral echinoderm Gastropod Gorda Ridge Hydrothermal Vent inactive hydrothermal vents invertebrates Juan de Fuca lava flow North Cleft President Jackson Seamount Rusticles Sea Star stormy seas Weather

[mappress] We dove Wednesday on North Cleft (45.030268, -130.182166), a massive ravine over 100 meters deep and a few hundred meters wide formed by the…

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Sea Pigs

Dr. M July 6, 2009 abyss abyssal plain deep sea echinoderm Gastropod parasites Sea Cucumber sea pig

Everything you ever wanted to know about sea pigs (Holothuroidea: Scotoplanes sp.) from the Echinoblog. The best part is the gastropods parasites that love them…

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You Should Fear and Respect the Radula

Dr. M March 29, 2008 Aristotle's Lantern Conidae Gastropod Mollusc Radula Snail

Jim has decided that he will join the darkside for the Invertebrate Battle Royale. That’s fine! We wouldn’t want someone with such poor cognitive processes…

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A Deep Sea Mutualism in Response to Predation

Kevin Zelnio March 29, 2008 Allantactis Anemone Best of Zelnio Biofilm Buccinum Crossaster Defense Epibiont Gastropod Lepasterias Mollusc Protection Sea Star Settlement Cue Snail Substrate Symbiosis

Sometimes we just need a little help to get by in life. A nudge, some encouragement or a simple pat on the back will suffice.…

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