At last Mookie has a sea cucumber species named after him, let me introduce you to Phyrella mookiei
In 2010, during the sea cucumber taxonomy workshop we organized in Guam, we collected what we thought was a new … Continue
From the field: In the sea, comets become stars.
I’m currently in Papua New Guinea, with John (the Slapcinsky kind) where we are participating to the expedition “Our planet … Continue
Trip to Okinawa #2 — How do you tell species apart? (what does the DNA say?)
In the previous post, I introduced you to the species complex Holothuria edulis with the three players: the pink sausage, … Continue
Trip to Okinawa #1 — How do you tell species apart?
I just got back from a trip to Okinawa. In the next week, I will report on the reason for … Continue
They study what?
That’s right, despite what you may have heard and believe, sponges are animals too! On this trip we were lucky … Continue
National Geographic article about the Biocode project
National geographic just published online a series of articles and photos illustrating the Biocode project. This initiative seeks to document … Continue
Invertebrates in the News will resume shortly meanwhile…
You can read about Triactis producta at the Invertebrate of the month. Andrea Crowther wrote about this sea anemone and … Continue
Invertebrates in the news #2 – David Liittschwager’s images in National Geographic
For this second edition of invertebrates in the news, I chose to follow up on a previous post. In early … Continue
Tonna perdix eating Stichopus sp.
Not many animals are known to eat sea cucumbers. There is a good reason. Most of them have chemicals in … Continue
New Genus!
Sarah McPherson has become our expert in collecting the hidden organisms in the vast areas of sand around Moorea. The … Continue