Allen Collins
@agcollins.bsky.social
Appreciator of comb jellies, medusan jellies, medusan polyps, medusan other stages, sponges (particularly the glass ones). I speak for myself.
Curator of Vertebrates Position at the Smithsonian! www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000
Research Zoologist
The Smithsonian Institution is the worlds largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a major bureau of the ...
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Hero alert!! Edie Widder recounting her early work exploring bioluminescence in the deep sea. Midwater Science and Technology Conference. #MarineLife
Dhugal Lindsay at the inaugural midwater science and technology meeting comments on the state of taxonomy.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=4zK5... I find the question behind this video fascinating!! How do people develop empathy for species most people will never see, like those of the deep sea? #MarineLife rocks!!!!
Deep Dive: Face Value
YouTube video by Global Foundation For Ocean Exploration
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Love this particular ctenophore! An undescribed species of Aulacoctena. Hopefully we can characterize and name this one sometime soon. oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/wp-content/u...
Position Alert! Come be a Curator of Crustacea at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/...
Research Zoologist (Curator of Crustacea), IS-0410-12
Job Opening: Research Zoologist (Curator of Crustacea), IS-0410-12 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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Beyond the Sting: Box Jellyfish Reveal Diverse and Complex Reproduction
Researchers at Tohoku University look beyond the life-taking venomous stings of box jellyfish, and focus on life-creating processes in a new comprehensive study of their reproductive traits.
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New paper presenting a comparative analysis of reproductive traits in venomous box jellies. #MarineLife is awesome! www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco...
Curator of Fishes position available at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Note the opening and closing dates. trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/... Please share.
Research Zoologist (Curator of Fishes), IS-0410-12
Job Opening: Research Zoologist (Curator of Fishes), IS-0410-12 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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NOAA has released first data from NOAA Ocean Exploration environmental samples. oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/from-da...
From Data to Discovery: Unlocking Ocean Secrets With eDNA - NOAA Ocean Exploration
NOAA Ocean Exploration, in partnership with the National Systematics Laboratory of NOAA Fisheries, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Ocean DNA Program, and NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanogra...
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Tomorrow, April 30, 2026, at 4 p.m. ET I will share some discoveries (including the “golden orb”) from the 2023 Seascape Alaska expeditions during a webinar. Registration link: vimeo.com/event/584117....
Seascape Alaska - 2023 Expedition Discoveries
NOAA Library Seminars Speakers: Dr. Allen Collins (NOAA NMFS Office of Science and Technology National Systematics Laboratory), Meredith Westington (NOAA Integrated…
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Amazing zooms on this Tomopteris! Way to go pilots 👏 @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 919 #DesigningtheFuture3 #MarineLife
The science -- and excitement -- of discovery: Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition --> Check out our special #EarthDayNOAA feature story: noaa.gov/news/scienti... via NOAA Research & NOAA Ocean Exploration #GoldenOrb
Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition
A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery of the "golden orb," an unidentified object that captured significant public interest when it was collected during a 2023 NOAA expedition, has finally been solved. Sc...
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Remember that Golden Orb? #MarineLife is cool, and Exploration is key to learning the stories of species, every one of which is fascinating. with @echinoblog.bsky.social @megdaly.bsky.social @abcollens.bsky.social and others. www.noaa.gov/news/scienti...
Scientists reveal identity of mysterious ‘golden orb’ collected during NOAA expedition
A two-and-a-half-year-old mystery of the "golden orb," an unidentified object that captured significant public interest when it was collected during a 2023 NOAA expedition, has finally been solved. Sc...
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This is a perfect case of an animal evolving to deal with fluid dynamics. There's a boundary layer on the bottom where the water is still. Raising up above it allows the animal to take advantage of currents for feeding and gamete dispersion. Infant help wondering though...
Chris Mah@echinoblog.bsky.social · 6mo agoYears ago I was obsessed with these Antarctic "tulips"-eventually learned they were TUNICATES, Molgula pedunculata #tunicateTuesday Such crazy lookin' things! www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Remember that glass (?) sponge #okeanos saw in the deeps off the North Pacific? BIGGER THAN A FREAKIN MINIBUS! #spongeThursday youtu.be/v1Tx2GKk-eM?...
Deep-Sea Symphony: Mega Sponge
YouTube video by Global Foundation For Ocean Exploration
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And now there is a newly described and named species of Manokia, Manokia bandiera. #MarineLife is cool www.asahi.com/ajw/articles...
Jellyfish of new species, found off Okinawa, likely use lures to catch fish | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
A new species of jellyfish that uses its long tentacles as “fishing lures” has been discovered off Kumejima island in Okinawa Prefecture, researchers said.
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How gorgeous is this box jelly!?!?!? Manokia in the family Alatinidae. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Manokia stiasnyi
Manokia stiasnyi in April 2024 by Kati Eschweiler. photo by Christophe Kazmierski
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New #MarineLife! Or rather, a new recognition of an existing species by hard working taxonomists. ;-) Meet Stemonosudis dianea! www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-stor...
Ferocious Predator and Important Prey: New Barracudina Species Named for Smithsonian Biologist
Fisheries biologists recently described a new species of barracudina found in U.S. waters in the North Atlantic. Although understudied, these small fish may play a big role in their ecosystems.
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24 new deep-sea species found including a rare new branch of life www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202... 🦑🌎🧪
24 new deep-sea species found including a rare new branch of life
In a remarkable deep-sea breakthrough, researchers have discovered 24 new species of amphipods in the Pacific’s Clarion-Clipperton Zone—including a rare, entirely new superfamily. The findings reveal…
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Our paper documenting the recent find of a species of so-called stalked jellyfish (Stauromedusae) that had not been seen for quite some time just came out. So nice to know that this #MarineLife is still with us. Paper led by the incomparable Lucilia Souza Miranda. www.mapress.com/zt/article/v...
First observations of Depastrum cyathiforme (M. Sars, 1846) (Cnidaria, Staurozoa) after nearly five decades | Zootaxa
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Go Chris! Happy #TaxonomistAppreciationDay Truly amazing. We need more of this.
Chris Mah@echinoblog.bsky.social · 5mo agoI AM IN THE TOP 20! As of March 2026 I have described 186 species-based on data from Carter&Sands 2025 who summarize the top 20 echinoderm taxonomists (by total species) that puts me in the TOP 20! All these others are dead, white guys. I am the first who is not. #taxonomistappreciationday
"The product..takes advantage of the porous nature of starfish skeletons... the microstructure of starfish skeletons helps regulate the release of chloride from salt, reducing damage to concrete by up to 90%, while improving the ability to melt snow and ice..." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/15/s...
Massachusetts loves winter road salt. But why not sprinkle in some starfish skeletons? - The Boston Globe
A new technology that adds crushed starfish skeletons to winter road salt can minimize damage to streets and the environment.
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Great explanation of cool work by @gelatinoussting.bsky.social
Anna Klompen, PhD@gelatinoussting.bsky.social · 5mo ago🪼New #Hype4Hydrozoa paper 🪼 We generated a whole nematocyst-enriched proteome using FAC-sorted cells from our Hydractinia stinging cell reporter line! We identified over 8,000 proteins, including toxins, showcasing Hydractinia as a venom system model. doi.org/10.1016/j.to...
Go Chris Mah! Keep bringing dark taxa to light.
Schmidt Ocean Institute@schmidtocean.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew paper alert! During the 2021 Australian Mesophotic Coral Examination expedition to the Ashmore Reef Marine Park, researchers collected 10 new species of sea stars, 9 of which are described in the paper by @echinoblog.bsky.social et al., published in Megataxa in early January.
