It's not too late to sign up for the online/hybrid portions of the Understanding Life: Using Largescale Biodiversity Reference Genomes conference Oct 27-29. coursesandconferences.wellcomeconnectingscience.org/event/unders...

Our annotated chromosome(ish)-scale assembly of the genome of the terrestrial isopod Armadillidium vulgare, the common pillbug, is available on NCBI: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/gen... Work carried out at Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions (EBI) lab in Poitiers.

Here's a new sponge genome and the associated metagenomes! lopez-lab.net/2025/08/30/c...

Check out the recently published genome of the ascidian Trididemnum clinides: lopez-lab.net/2025/07/29/p...

Delighted to share the peer-reviewed version of our study led by @tomlewin.bsky.social now out in Genome Biology @bmc.springernature.com! We analyzed 64 chromosome-level genomes across 15 animal phyla and found that extensive genome rearrangements are the norm in bilaterians. doi.org/10.1186/s130...

Exciting genomic study on Chaetognaths (aka arrow worms)! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

We are so proud of our sea star wasting work that came out today. This interactive article is very complete and includes beautiful videos. Unmasking the Sea Star Killer www.biographic.com/unmasking-th...

Check out our new community funding proposal "Adopt an Invertebrate Genome with GIGA". The focus is to help scientists get funds for sequencing invertebrate genomes through crowdsourcing. Details here if you are interested : www.gigacos.org/index.php/20... #genome #omics #genomics #invertebrate

This new paper on phylogenomics of crustacean y-larvae is super interesting! #crustacea #genome #invertebrate www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Here's a first look at the genome for the giant barrel sponge, Xetospongia muta: wellcomeopenresearch.org/articles/10-... #sponge #genome #invertebrates #marinebiology

Check out this excellent blog post about sponges and 50 recently published sponge genomes! sangerinstitute.blog/2025/07/03/e...

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/...

We @marine-omics.bsky.social are hiring. We're looking for a postdoc in population genomics. @janstrugnell.bsky.social careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Friday Harbor Labs has a new marine genomics center! NSF supported facility that is ADA accessible. Great new place to access genomes right where you get the critters. fhl.uw.edu/facilities-r...

My group is hiring a new Postdoc to work on gene regulation and chromatin in Nematostella. Please RT! For more information see here: gahanlab.com tinyurl.com/34xke35d

Upcoming World Sponge Conference in Portugal: worldspongecommunity.com

Congratulations to the tardigrades! Invertebrate of the year 2025! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🥁Drumroll, please! The 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 is… 𝘔𝘶𝘶𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴, the 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗽𝘂𝘀! 🐙 Over 4,000 fans voted and though all the creature candidates were impressive, 𝘔𝘶𝘶𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 stole the show and our hearts! The prize: complete genome sequencing. @sgn.one @sigwartae.bsky.social 🎥:@schmidtocean

ECHINODERM JOB! Collection Manager at the Los Angeles County Museum! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau... more on the LACM collection here: nhm.org/research-col...

Check out the latest newsletter from the Earth BioGenome Project @ebpgenome.bsky.social

Lots of cool invertebrates in this list!

Save the date: Our next GIGA Conference takes place July 5-10, 2026 in the Philippines. More info coming soon, we hope you can join us!

Very exciting work on molluscan phylogeny!

New writing! For @sciam.bsky.social, I talk about misleading memes. If you understand evolution enough to know this already, great! But memes/youtubes/etc reach folks with no biology background. Science has been twisted to justify bad things, such as eugenics, before. NOT IN CRABS' NAME. 🦀🧪🦑⚒️

⭐Our Broadening Access Membership Scheme (BAMS) is open ⭐ It aims to help support postgraduate students from developing economies in their malacological studies. We are offering ⭐⭐free membership⭐⭐ to 10 postgraduate students. More details on the website: malacsoc.org.uk/developing-e...

There are quite a few open positions at the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute: gmgi.org/about/careers/

Hello new friends! We have some exciting things in the works that we will be sharing soon. In the meantime feel free to tag us in any of your invertebrate genome related projects. We love to help spread the word on cool invert projects and discoveries!

Latest update on the Earth BioGenome Project. The EBP is slightly behind schedule, but still moving forward. GIGA members can contribute their high quality reference genomes through our BioProject - PRJNA649812. www.science.org/content/arti...; #earthbiogenomeproject

Several different kinds of urchins, coral, & Anthomastus. The tall ones are Dermechinus horridus. SchmidtOcean dive 764 #ChileMargin2024 #MarineLife

Have you heard about Waminoa acoel flatworms? They are basal bilaterians with simple anatomy resembling that of the first animals ever to develop a head with a central nervous system and sensory organs. #evosky #Photography #Marine 🐙 Picture: @OwenWangensteen.bsky.social

#Arthropod #Genomics Symposium 2025 The AGS organisers would like to know your preferences for AGS 2025, please spread the word amongst your colleagues in arthropod genomics research. Please complete this short survey: t.co/EojmzJoq2d

So many new people here now, so this is our (re)introduction post. We are the Global Invertebrate Genomic Alliance (GIGA) and we are a collaborative network of scientists working on invertebrate genomic projects. 🧬🧪 #Invertebrate Feel free to tag us in your posts related to Invertebrate Genomics.

Fully Funded PhD Opportunity in Evolutionary Biology at the U of Rhode Island. Join us to explore the origin and early evolution of eukaryotes using cutting-edge comparative (meta)genomics and molecular evolution approaches. Applications are due December 15th. Contact me ASAP at [email protected]

We're hiring! The Department of Biology at Case Western Reserve University is a welcoming and supportive place for junior faculty. If you work on eukaryotic microbes, especially environment- or host-microbe interactions, we want to hear from you. Deadline 11/18. apply.interfolio.com/155519

Excellent blog post about using coral genomes to combat bleaching: sangerinstitute.blog/2024/10/02/c... 🧪🧬 #Invert #genome

Refs this paper www.nature.com/articles/s41... which describes new mycoplasma-related symbionts of coral with strange, reduced genomes

Congratulations to Lisa Mesrop for publishing in MBE. She finds an ostracod bioluminescent system uses old and new genes. Many of the conserved genes may be involved in secretory processes or toxin production, perhaps for anti-predation. A link to the paper is here: academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...

Happy Sea Slug Day! Enjoy these slugs filmed by our Communications Director!

The Biodiversity Genomics 2024 conference starts today! The Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics (ASG) Project starts at 11 AM EST. www.biodiversitygenomicsconference.org

🎓 #Postdoc - Coral ecological genomics with the University of California, Davis 🗺️ Where: USA ⌛ Deadline: open until filled Discover more 👇 drive.google.com/fil...

Testing out the video feature: Here's a compilation video of interesting critters I met in Indonesia this past summer. Mostly molluscs, but also one silly frogfish. #MarineLife #Invertebrates #scuba #theworldisyourmollusc

www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪🌎🦑

Genomics Specialist https://botany.fyi/ld4pty A Genomics Specialist position is open within Elsoms Seeds R&D department's Lab Team in Lincolnshire. The role involves managing genomics research projects in the lab, focusing on identifying, sourcing, and developing genetic markers for traits relevant

Save the date: GIGA V Conference will be in the Philippines in July 2026. For more info visit: www.gigacos.org/index.php/20... #genome #invertebrate #academicsky 🧬

Hello folks! With exciting new grants and new projects in our lab, ✨we are hiring!✨ Please share with prospective Ph.D. students and/or postdocs interested in evolution, genetics, and microbes! Extra bonus points for those with a background or interest in microeukaryotes (protists) or nonmodel orgs

If your University or organization is hiring invertebrate genomic positions this fall please share with us. We would love to help you get the word out! #academicsky 🧬 🖥️ #Invertebrate

Here is a post doc position working on the Ocean DNA Initiative at the Smithsonian Marine Field Station:

Here's a job opening for senior data scientist to work on the Earth BioGenome Project:

I wrote it (the most recent anyway, carcinization was known for over 100 years)

I can finally say why I'm going to NYC in early April! Hope to see y'all there. I'm quite excited 🐜🪳 journalism.nyu.edu/about-us/eve...