Promethea = PROvora + MEteora + HEmimastigophora. The new supergroup, unifying previously “orphan” lineages with gene-rich mitogenomes. Position of #telonemids is still uncertain. #protistsonsky tinyurl.com/yk9xkt49

Paper came out today that represents a long trip for many members of my lab. It took years to get these methods to work and gather the data so everyone involved should be very proud of the interesting outcome. Thanks to the whole gang for their perseverance on this one!

Izu, Shizuoka prefecture, Japan. Sony A7rV and Nauticam housing with @backscattervideophoto MW4300 macro-wide lamps.

I don’t know how to use Bluesky just yet. But I’m shifting my underwater macros over here so am going to learn. Here’s a BC shot of a Google-eyed monster from a recent dive on Quadra Island. You know what it is and did you know they had loads of eyes?