Dr. Nancy Sheridan
@nsheridan.bsky.social
Geneticist in Florida focusing on🪸🐠🦀🦐🐚 and other marine organisms.
Cookie dough? Nope, just the chocolate chip sea cucumber. Found throughout warm, shallow waters in the Atlantic, this species grows about 1 ft (30.5 cm) long. Fun fact: There are more than 1,000 species of sea cucumbers! Photo: Matteo Cassella, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Marcelo Johan Ogata has an underwater encounter with a feather star (Crinoid sp.). These ancient invertebrates first appeared in the fossil record about 300 million years before the dinosaurs. #AGoodPlace
A few nudibranch sea slugs for #invertfest. These photos were taken in Anilao, Philippines. #sluglife
Hard to believe this scene exists within an urbanized waterway in one of the busiest ports in the world🥹🔮🐠🪸🛳️🌇 #southernstingray #stingraysofcoralcity
Witness the elegance of the swimming Feather Star, a crinoid that dates back to the Ordovician era, over 480 million years ago. A true marvel of evolution in our oceans.
One of The World's Rarest Sea Turtles Washes Up in Texas Covered in Organisms share.google/76HyFZS7ytWL...
One of the World's Rarest Turtles Washes Up in Texas, Covered in Living Organisms and in Desperate Need of Help
A critically endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtle was rescued in Texas after being found covered in organisms. The turtle is now receiving care from the Gulf Center for Sea Turtle Research and veterina...
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There's a sea creature whose common name is the pikachu nudibranch and I need everyone to see it immediately.
A timely encore of this SWIMMING SEA SPIDER for #seaspiderSaturday! #okeanos #pycnogonid youtu.be/7xt-R9UM-j0?...
Gulf of Mexico: The Sea Spider Stroke
YouTube video by Global Foundation For Ocean Exploration
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@michaeltconnelly.bsky.social et al. sequenced 342 Pocillopora coral samples from the Eastern Tropical Pacific, revealing four distinct species; algal symbiont community profiling identified dominant symbionts that varied according to host species. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf235 #genome #evolution
Recently described "cookie" star Plinthaster australis from the #coralseafrontiers expedition! Originally known only from New Caledonia!
A study found that a widely used insecticide, chlorpyrifos, speeds up aging in a common lake fish by shortening the protective caps on its chromosomes, and leads to its premature death. https://scim.ag/49Hp7jU
In fish, low doses of common pesticide speed aging and death
Polluted lakes and lab experiments highlight harms of chronic exposure to chlorpyrifos
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An octopus arrives from the right and envelopes the brain coral like an alien slurping a planet only to be photobombed by a redband parrotfish peacocking for the camera 🔮👽🐙🌎😁🦜🐟🪸🌇 #octopus #redbandparrotfish #peacocking #cheesin #photobomb #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
Cleared skeleton of a so-called Cactus Urchin1 Dermechinus horridus! with its bizarre high-aspect test! Possibly an adaptation to filter feeding! #echinoday
Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans
Scientists Catch Jellyfish and Sea Anemones Behaving in Surprisingly Human Ways
Sea anemones and jellyfish don’t have brains, but the way their neurons behave during sleep shows some surprising similarities to humans
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Coming this Friday ep. 568 of #evolutionradio! Stay tuned! #basshouse #deephouse #drumandbass #dubstep #house #melodichouseandtechno #minimaldeeptech #organichousedowntempo #progressivehouse #techhouse #techno #djlife #producerlife #edm #music
a small win that I missed earlier... people.com/first-salmon...
Salmon Spotted in California Creek for the First Time in Decades: Here's Why the Fish Are Back
A newly completed restoration project on in the San Francisco Bay Area has opened more than 20 miles of habitat — and Chinook salmon wasted no time swimming back.
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"Machines mining minerals in the deep ocean have been found to cause significant damage to life on the seabed,... The number of animals found in the tracks of the vehicles was reduced by 37% compared to untouched areas, according to the scientists." #deepsea bbc.com/news/article...
Over a third of animals impacted in deep sea mining test - scientists
The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.
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The Pink Hairy Squat Lobster (Lauriea siagiani) is a small crustacean that lives on barrel sponges in the Indo-Pacific region. It is more closely related to crabs than lobsters & is known for its color & hair-like structures called setae, which help it sense vibrations & filter food. #marinelife
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited #NovaScotia Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A rare photosynthesizing sea slug has been found off N.S. Here's why scientists are excited | CBC News
Researchers believe Elysia chlorotica holds promise for medical advances, but it's been too elusive to study.
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New octopus dropped down in Coral City 👽✌️🐙 #octopus #cephalopodsofcoralcity #cephalopod #headfoot #alien #dropdown #peaceout #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
🌊 The green shore crab, Carcinus maenas, a top marine invader present on six continents, now has a high-quality reference genome! This breakthrough enables deeper insights into its invasion success and aids in managing invasive species. Photo: nwtreatytribes.org/s...
Gliding over a forest of quadricolor anemones in the Coral Morphologic coral museum #coralmorphologic #miami #coralcity
#Ecosde2Cañones sea life & fish w/antifreeze proteins! “It was wonderful to see the notothenioid fish curiously approach the ROV camera, reminding us that every encounter with marine life is deeply connected to the physical dynamics shaping their environment.” - Chief Scientist Dr. Silvia Romero
🐙 Scripps Oceanography scientists have engineered bacteria to mass‑produce the pigment that lets octopuses and squids change color! This breakthrough not only sheds light on animal chemistry but also paves the way for sustainable, bio‑based materials. t.co/Oitp8NnntR
30 previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton @oceancensus.bsky.social and collaborators. ecomagazine.com/news/researc... 🦑 🌊
Recent Expeditions Confirm Discovery of 30 Previously Unknown Deep-Sea Species - environment coastal & offshore
Thirty previously unknown deep-sea species, including a carnivorous “death-ball” sponge, have been confirmed from one of the most remote parts of the planet by The Nippon Foundation–Nekton Ocean Censu...
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A "good news" thing that the State of Ohio does is partner with universities and orgs like @visitcolumbuszoo.bsky.social to do vital conservation research. This story highlights fantastic work on native bees, but the efforts also focus on snakes, mussels & hellbenders news.osu.edu/ohio-state-s...
Ohio State, State of Ohio harness skills to save wildlife
Just how many species of bees live in Ohio? Based on other states, estimates land between 400 and 450. Until recently, there hasn’t been a way to be sure.Thanks to the Ohio Biodiversity Conservation P...
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