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... 🦑 🌊

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...

Homie got 229 pairs of chromosomes www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Of all the best and kindest humans to ever live, Jane Goodall is near the top of my list. Rest in Peace, you beautiful soul. On behalf of the earth, I thank you www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

New #DEEPSEA Sea anemones of the Marshall Islands video by EV Nautilus! youtu.be/rnAfi-NBGXY?...

Not as clear-but wow. there's a whole little VILLAGE of amphipods living around the tentacles of this #hydroid! Corymorpha from Indonesia, www.inaturalist.org/observations...

An #Invertefest mystery! I don't know what this is. I *think* it might be the mouth and tentacles of a buried sea cucumber of some sort, but I don't recall it doing the usual food-to-mouth transfer that you often see with those. Maybe it's a small aquatic Sarlacc? #MarineLife 🌿

Giant green anemones at the Seattle Aquarium #MarineLife #ColorADay #GreenSat #PNW #Cnidaria #Green #Photography

Happy #MicroscopyMonday! This is a larval sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis. MBL researchers study this species, found in Sippewissett Marsh, for development and regeneration. Image taken using a polychromatic polarizing microscope. 📷 Michael Shribak and Karen Echeverri

(1/4) 🧬 Why Sequence the Genomes of Earth’s Biodiversity? The Earth BioGenome Project 🌍 is a global network of initiatives working together to create a complete genome library for all Eukaryotic life—from mushrooms 🍄 to mammals 🐘. #biodiversity #genomes #sequence #earthbiogenome #education #stem

MORE of this! #echinoday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

What happens when we look at starfish behavior with #timelapse? there is remarkable complexity! comparable to mammals! from a thing I wrote years ago echinoblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/star...

Conservationist, marine biologist, and science writer Rachel Carson was born #OTD in 1907. Carson challenged the widespread use of pesticides in her book “Silent Spring,” and testified before Congress on environmental policy and human health. 🧪 👩‍🔬 Image: Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE/Getty

www.livescience.com/45655-marine... The specific name daphneae is after Daphne Gail Fautin, “in honor of her contributions to actinarian systematics.” #saveNOAA 🪸 #marinelife

#saveNOAA this includes Coral and sponge data! eos.org/research-and...

I'm a few days late to post this but very excited to see this paper on the cover of Science finding a mechanism for Huanglongbing/citrus greening resistance. Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... and the Perspective here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A stunningly red Hermodice! Are they called fireworms because they are, as the kids say.. pretty fire! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

NOM NOM! Hippasteria my favorite corallivorous sea star munching on its fav food! Bamboo coral about 1787 m Mendelssohn seamount, North Pacific #Okeanos #echinoday

The lovely Indonesian Chloeia bemisae-showing off them bristles that say DO NOT TOUCH! #wormwednesday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Spotting all 22 species of US chipmunks will take you to some of the best national parks and public lands. A quirky but worthwhile wildlife quest.

#Nudibranch superpowers! I'm updating the blog on my website with tidepool meanderings, starting with nudibranchs. Here is my Monterey #tidepool favorite, Hopkin's Rose. It uptakes its color from its prey, Rosy Bryozoan. drewharvell.com/2025/03/22/f... #marinelife #invertebrates #nudivember

ooo! #OKEANOS spotted a bentic comb jelly, Lyrocteis on yesterday's shakedown cruise! North Pacific near Hawaii #saveNOAA youtu.be/V_cqnz_JG5k?...

What's going on out there? Did I miss anything? #MarineLife

This article both freaks me the fuck out and makes me feel like a crazy person for feeling like the only person constantly screaming about it. www.cnn.com/2025/03/07/c...

A cool looking sea anemone called Isactiernus! from Supply reef, about 285 m #okeanos

Keys marine sanctuary among offices DOGE plans to shutter around South #Florida www.wlrn.org/environment/... via @jenstaletovich.bsky.social

Since I was not on BlueSky when this came out and we are around its anniversary I thought I would share my Sea Slug Ted Talk: go.ted.com/michaelmiddlebrooks #sluglife 🦑🧪 #invertebrate

ooo! A festive blueish looking Talparia talpa from Hawaii! #molluscmonday #molluskmonday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

🌊✨ Here’s a look at Montastraea cavernosa, the great star coral—found from reefs to the deep. 🪸🦑 #stonycoralSunday

The stories keep coming. Hard to see. Eight employees managed the 32,000 acres of wildlife refuges, which draw hundreds of thousands of visitors.Any cuts would be detrimental to the team already juggling permits, manatee rescues,outreach,volunteer coordination and whatever else the day might bring.

As an old school zoology type person, I am always shocked that people don't know what the madreporite or sieve plate is for-here's a piece I wrote for my blog years ago explaining it! #echinoday echinoblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/secr...

Happy Darwin Day everyone! Here is Tambja mullineri, a cute little striped nudibranch that is endemic to the Galapagos Islands. #sluglife #darwinday #invertebrate #nudibranch🦑

🌊 Masters of disguise. 🐡 Fowlerichthys ocellatus blends seamlessly with tunicates, using incredible camouflage to ambush prey. This adaptation may be shaped by local selective pressures, potentially driving 🧬 genetic variation across populations. 🪸🦑🌎 #tunicateTuesday 📸 @hthoricht.bsky.social

The world: 🔥🔥🔥 Me: do u wanna see a coral reef

✨The giant Caribbean sea anemone Condylactis gigantea shelters cleaner shrimp, crabs, and fish that seek protection in its stinging tentacles. 🧬 Genetically, it’s well-mixed across South Florida, with weak differentiation. #tentacleTuesday 🪸🦑🌎 📸 Heidi Thoricht

YOW Actinostephanus in fish-catching action! Keep your friends close, but your anemeones closer! youtu.be/ISe0hhjL5Gk?...

🌊🐟 A belted sandfish (Serranus subligarius) with a horse conch (Triplofusus giganteus), one of the largest, most voracious predatory gastropods in the world. Sandfish show high gene flow in the Gulf & Atlantic, but such 🧬 data are lacking for the horse conch. 🪸🦑🌎 #MolluscMonday 📸: Heidi Thoricht

Sponges are important members of #deepsea ecosystems for many reasons. Among them? they are food and habitat for many species.In this case, a sea star called Marginaster! nom nom on the fleshy tissue! off Cape fear at about 300m, North Atlantic, #okeanos 2018

🐠Yellowhead jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) are expert burrow builders, 🧬adapting perfectly to sandy reef habitats. Males take family care to the next level, mouthbrooding eggs until they hatch. Their sedentary lifestyle leads to localized populations with unique traits. 🪸🌊🦑🌎 📸: Mike Miller

You are looking at what was without doubt the most frustrating fish I have ever had the pleasure of trying to photograph. Paragobiodon lacunicolus - aka the Panda Goby are extremely shy and live in the depths of its Pocillopora coral host. #Gobies #TramFish #MarineLife #Buggeration #Panda

Our global study on the state of trust in scientists is now out in Nature Human Behaviour! 🥳 With a team of 241 researchers, we surveyed 71,922 people in 68 countries, providing the largest dataset on trust in scientists post-pandemic 👇🧵https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-02090-5

🪸Dichocoenia stokesii (aka elliptical star ⭐ or pineapple🍍coral) in the western Atlantic and Caribbean 🌊 is prone to diseases and bleaching. 🧬Genetic studies can help conservation efforts and improve resilience (e.g., identify disease-resistant genotypes for breeding or rescue). #stonycoralSunday 🦑🌎

Sea cucumbers are too vulnerable to overexploitation.

PSYCHOCIDARIS OSHIMAI! one of the more unusual and strange cidaroid sea urchins from tropical asian waters. I'm not quite sure what those thick bits around the spines are.. sponges? something else? #echinoday

✨🌊 Did you know sea spiders (pycnogonids) lack key Hox genes 🧬 like abdominal-A, crucial for body segmentation? This genetic quirk gives them their unique, leg-dominated body plan. Ancient, mysterious, and oddly beautiful—check out this striking photo of one! 🧪🌎🦑🪸#SeaSpiderSaturday 📸: Mike Miller

🌊 Meet Cinachyrella alloclada! This orange ball sponge, seen here with budding mini-clones alongside red algae, tube worms, and coral, reproduces sexually (free-swimming larvae) and asexually (budding). Its 🧬 genetics power bioactive compounds that deter predators and rivals. 💛🪸🦑 📸: Heidi Thoricht

🪸 The spiny flower coral (Mussa angulosa) occurs either solo or in colonies of large, fleshy polyps in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Its common name stems from the sharp spiked plates (septa) of its skeleton. 🧬Genetic studies are lacking. 🦑