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Invertebrate Zoology

parasitic isopod

Life on Earth

Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion

September 17, 2020

R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The…Read More

three snails on toothpick

Life on Earth

New native Hawaiian land snail species discovered, first in 60 years

July 23, 2020

S cientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife…Read More

mottled cream slug

Florida Biodiversity

Egg-sucking sea slug from Florida’s Cedar Key named after Muppets creator Jim Henson

June 18, 2019

Feet from the raw bars and sherbet-colored condominiums of Florida’s Cedar Key, researchers discovered a new species of egg-sucking sea…Read More

white and brown shell

Collections

Invertebrate zoology division to add new collections with NSF grant

April 9, 2019

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s Division of Invertebrate Zoology will incorporate new collections with the help of a National…Read More

drawer of mussel shells

Collections

#MolluskMonday, Unionidae or river mussels

February 26, 2018

Unionidae is a family of freshwater mussels with a global range. There are about 300 recognized species in North America…Read More

octopus laying on deck next to ruler

Collections

Rare blanket octopus added to museum collection

August 4, 2017

A remarkably well-preserved blanket octopus washed ashore in Wilbur-by-the Sea Wednesday morning, offering “a rare glimpse of an animal that…Read More

rat lungworm larvae

Florida Biodiversity

Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida

June 28, 2017

University of Florida researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in…Read More

A barnacle

Five Facts

Five Facts: Barnacles

January 10, 2017

Barnacles Scientific name: Cirripedia (Infraorder) 1: Barnacles are crustaceans. Although they were once thought to be related to snails, it…Read More

Sea cucumbers specimens in glass jars

News in Brief

Sea Cucumbers with Gustav Paulay

August 18, 2016

Gustav Paulay, curator of marine malacology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains sea cucumbers and describes some of…Read More

jeweled topsnail

Collections

Museum reaches 500,000 digitized mollusks online, largest worldwide

February 5, 2016

The Florida Museum of Natural History recently surpassed half a million cataloged mollusk specimen records in its online database, making…Read More

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