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…
Read More
#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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
Five Facts: Barnacles
Barnacles Scientific name: Cirripedia (Infraorder) 1: Barnacles are crustaceans. Although they were once thought to be related to snails, it…
Read More
Sea Cucumbers with Gustav Paulay
Gustav Paulay, curator of marine malacology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains sea cucumbers and describes some of…
Read More
Museum reaches 500,000 digitized mollusks online, largest worldwide
The Florida Museum of Natural History recently surpassed half a million cataloged mollusk specimen records in its online database, making…
Read More
180 million years of parasitic infestation in crustaceans
When Darwin suggested the “survival of the fittest” concept, he did not necessarily mean “survival of the biggest.” The large…
Read More
Rewriting the evolutionary history of sea cucumbers
Scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History have discovered that a group of tiny sea cucumbers has enormous taxonomic…
Read More
Why Science? Taxonomy
Gustav Paulay, curator of invertebrate zoology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains that taxonomy is the ability to…
Read More