Eva Stewart

@evastewart.bsky.social

Deep-sea biologist, postdoctoral researcher at the NHMUK 🦞 Invertebrate taxonomy, ecology, and evolution in the #DeepSea 🦐 #NHMDeepSea πŸͺ± she/her

π„π±πœπ’π­π’π§π  𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬: Our Special Issue "New deep-sea Amphipoda from the Clarion Clipperton Zone" is out! 🌊 As we race to document life in the abyss, this collection debuts new species found in the central Pacific. See all the publications here: zookeys.pensoft.net/issue/4856/ @noc.ac.uk

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What do you get when you study deep sea annelids & sea sponges on the Getsuyo Seamount? A symbiotic relationship resulting in two newly-described species of Hesionid from two sister-clades! Inhabiting the same sponge host, they share a niche...suggesting convergent specialisation! πŸ§ͺ

Single origin and convergent host use of hexactinellid sponge symbiosis in Hesionidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) with descriptions of two new deep-sea species

Abstract. Symbiotic associations between annelids and sponges are widespread and have evolved repeatedly across diverse families. However, their evolutiona

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