Kevin Zelnio…New and Improved…Now With 30% More Shrimp!
Kevin described a new species today. What have you done? KZ is now among the scientifically published. Occurring this week in the Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington is “A new species...
View ArticleWhat in Darwin’s Name Are Chaetognaths?!
Lynn Margulis classified the Chaetognaths, known as arrow worms, as deuterostomes. Deuterostomy is characterized by several developmental characteristics including radial, indeterminate cleavage, a...
View ArticleDeep-sea additions to the Nematode Tree of Life
Sometimes I am stunned by the vastness of the internet, as well as the brief 15-nanoseconds of fame that go along with most of its content. The other day I discovered the ‘Charlie the Unicorn’ videos...
View ArticleWhen 2 becomes 12: Cryptic species need some love like they’ve never needed...
A “species” is a hypothesis. And for microscopic critters, this hypothesis is very often wrong. Everyone knows I despise charismatic megafauna (especially dolphins). I will now secretly admit that I...
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