Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson
Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key, researchers discovered a new species of egg-sucking sea…
Invertebrate zoology division to add new collections with NSF grant
The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology will incorporate new collections with the help of a National…
#MolluskMonday, Unionidae or river mussels
Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels with a global range. There are about 300 recognized species in North America…
Rare blanket octopus added to museum collection
A remarkably well-preserved blanket octopus washed ashore in Wilbur-by-the Sea Wednesday morning, offering “a rare glimpse of an animal that…
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in…
Five Facts: Barnacles
Five Facts About… Barnacles! Scientific name: Cirripedia (Infraorder) Fact 1: Barnacles are crustaceans. Although they were once thought to be…
Alpheus dolerus & Asymmetrione
The Alpheus dolerus is one of 250 described snapping shrimp in the Alpheus genus. The family Alpheidae is made up…