New preprint: The partial mitochondrial genome of the enigmatic Bermuda fireworm Odontosyllis enopla Verrill, 1900 and its phylogenetic implications. Currently under consideration at Genes & Genomics. www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7... Image credit: James B. Wood.

Another exciting 2025 #DSBSoc support awardee! Meet Kurt Bacharo (@kurtbb.bsky.social), a grad student in the @miselab.bsky.social at U. of the Ryukyus working with #BlackCorals and currently aboard the #JAMSTEC R/V Kaimei exploring the biodiversity off the Daito Islands. Read more in alt-text!

Visual depiction of the evolutionary trend of black coral skeletal networks and ridges. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🚨 Fossilized Black Corals 🚨 Includes two transitional species too! Come learn about the evolutionary trend toward regularity in the axial skeleton from the Ordovician to modern day antipatharians (includes reduced ridges and a longitudinal fusion of networks). www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Job Alert at @ucdavis.bsky.social The Coastal & Marine Sciences Institute is searching for a Professor & Director. This work spans from the Davis campus to the Bodega Marine Laboratory & beyond. View the full position description & apply by the next review date, April 27th, here: lnkd.in/gKubcJSB

Look who was hanging out on the recycling bin outside of the Marine Sciences Building!

Cannonball jellyfish

Diamondback rattlesnake from Pritchards Island (Beaufort SC)