#IMOY26: Meet 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙛𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙜𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙪𝙨, the Apex Predator. 👹 The Florida Horse Conch is one of the world's largest carnivorous snails, reaching 60cm in length. It uses its massive foot to "smother" its prey. Vote for this giant for the International Mollusc of the Year: sgn.one/moty2026 🐚 @sgn.one

Extremely cool new paper by @paularodflo.bsky.social! 🦀🦑🧪 A barnacle parasitizing a squat lobster, as seen here (the parasite is the "red" blobby stuff). They made a molecular phylogeny of the barnacles, a step towards understanding how they choose hosts academic.oup.com/jcb/article/...

Does anyone using Zymo DNA/RNA Shield (go.ua.edu/4sEh0w9) have a spin-column-based RNA extraction protocol you would be willing to share? The brochure says "DNA/RNA can be isolated directly without sample precipitation or reagent removal" but does not provide specifics.

Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia by Torsten H. Struck. This is a major contribution and important piece of work with respect to lophotrochozoan genomics and phylogeny. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia

Lophotrochozoa is one of the three major bilaterian groups comprising more than half of the bilaterian phyla. Lophotrochozoa includes among others Mollusca, Annelida, Platyhelminthes and Rotifera. De...

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Darrin Schultz in the Department of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University is recruiting postdoctoral researchers and PhD students! evogeno.me/join.html

ICYMI: The next Confusing Crustaceans taxonomy workshop is Aug 3–7, 2026 at NHMLA! Focus: Cumacea (comma shrimp) ID + preservation of peracarids for morphology & genomics. No course fee; lodging & food covered (travel not included). Apply by March 15: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...

Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of #Mollusca at the Natural History Museum Denmark, University of Copenhagen: employment.ku.dk/tenure-track...

211-0252/25-2N - Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of Mollusca

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[New Paper] @currentbiology.bsky.social presents our population genomics study of the iconic Scaly-foot Snail: 125 genomes from 8 Indian Ocean hot vents! Deep currents drive South→North gene flow, while transform faults act as dispersal barriers. READ FOR FREE: authors.elsevier.com/c/1mbW73QW8S...

Confusing Crustaceans III: Cumacea August 3–7, 2026 @ NHMLA This third workshop in the 'Confusing Crustaceans' series will introduce techniques to collect, study, and identify cumaceans. Applications are due March 15th. See: www.peracarida.org/workshops/20...

Time to celebrate! The @sicb-diz.bsky.social auction at the #SICB2026 meeting raised $4790 for student and postdoctoral support!!!! This will be the basis for the John and Vickey Pearse Fund being established by DIZ! Thanks to @kmkocot.bsky.social for being our exuberant auctioneer and all donors!!!

#IcyInverts presenters from this morning's #SICB2026 Antarctic Invertebrates session. @sicb-diz.bsky.social

📢 NEW GENOME ALERT In #G3journal, @kmkocot.bsky.social and colleagues present a chromosome-level assembly for the marine invertebrate Discradisca antillarum, expanding the resource to study their evolution. buff.ly/boHXays

Assistant Professor position in Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology at Friday Harbor Labs! apply.interfolio.com/178804

Two open PhD positions in molluscan biomineralization with the amazing Dr. Victoria Sleight at U. Aberdeen! See: sleightlab.com/vacancies/ and sleightlab.com/phd-vacancy-2/. The first deadline is 15 December.

Marine Meiofauna Diversity field course June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden

Marine Meiofauna Diversity – field course | slu.se

Exploring microscopic animals that shape marine ecosystems, June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory on the Swedish west coast.

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First neurons didn’t appear overnight. We trace their roots to ancient secretory cells - showing how lifestyle & behavior shaped the evolution of first synapses.🧠🌊 #Evolution #Neuroscience Our latest in @natrevneuro.nature.com Link: rdcu.be/eMX3E @jeffcolgren.bsky.social @msarscentre.bsky.social

The evolutionary origins of synaptic proteins and their changing roles in different organisms across evolution

Nature Reviews Neuroscience - Recent studies have shed further light on the evolutionary origins of chemical synapses, In this Review, Colgren and Burkhardt explore how ancient proteins were...

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I'm teaching an undergraduate course with a scientific writing component this semester. Your favorite memes about the state of things are welcome :) I've seen some hilarious ones in the past, but can never find what I'm looking for with a web search when I need it. Thanks!

New pub by Chandler Olson, Chimpi Cobo Llovo, and yours truly describing 7 new species of solenogasters in the family Macellomeniidae! This more than doubles the number of described species in the family. academic.oup.com/mollus/artic...

AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrack

The abstract submission deadline for 19th International #Meiofauna Conference (IMCO19) has been extended to September 30th! sites.google.com/view/19imco/...

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Abstract submission form: https://forms.gle/TwWfeb4ZYvBtoBTx8 Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30th September 2025 · Abstracts must be written in English and should not exceed 300 words. · Clearly ...

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Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in paleontology/biology at the University of Alabama Museums with @paleoadiel.bsky.social as part of the NSF-funded project “Energetic Controls on Marine Benthic Community Structure in Space and Time.” For more information see: careers.ua.edu/jobs/688232b...

Hey everyone! @sicb-diz.bsky.social is now here! Follow them for all your invertebrate science needs! 🧪🦑🌎

Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution: Trends in Genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet...

Protist genomics: key to understanding eukaryotic evolution

All eukaryotes other than animals, plants, and fungi are protists. Protists are highly diverse and found in nearly all environments, with key roles in planetary health and biogeochemical cycles. They ...

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several years ago, the @ebpgenome.bsky.social sample collection and processing subcommittee ran a survey to understand more about people's successes and failures with HMW DNA extractions across the tree of life -- we planned to publish the results of this survey alongside the randomly drawn ...

New pub on genome sample collection and processing: "Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation" academic.oup.com/gigascience/...

Best-practice guidance for Earth BioGenome Project sample collection and processing: progress and challenges in biodiverse reference genome creation

Abstract. The Earth BioGenome Project has the extremely ambitious goal of generating, at scale, high-quality reference genomes across the entire Tree of Li

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New pub by Vicky Sleight et al. on genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic signatures of ageing and cold adaptation in the Antarctic clam Laternula elliptica (including a nice genome assembly and annotation for Laternula): royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Today's #IcyInverts blog post is about our efforts to take the best possible photos of live animals and meticulous data recording for each specimen we sample while in #Antarctica. @uofalabama.bsky.social www.icyinverts.com/shipboard-bl... #ConfusingCrustaceans #SweatTheSmallStuff

Taxonomy training workshops are an incredibly valuable experience for everyone involved. The next #ConfusingCrustaceans workshop will be in Wilhelmshaven, Germany from Oct. 6-10, 2025. See peracarida.org for more details. #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff #IcyInverts

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ ICYMI: our #IcyInverts team will be blogging during the NBP25-01 cruise to the Ross Sea, #Antarctica. Check it out to see the amazing animals we 🫶 at icyinverts.com #Peracarida #SweatTheSmallStuff