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
Crab Research
Gustav Paulay, curator of marine malacology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, talks about larval crab development and how…Read More
Remarkable new true crab-like hermit discovered
There are countless known species on the planet, but a new hermit crab found by a University of Florida researcher…Read More
Scientists classify threatened sea cucumbers
Sea cucumbers are among the most abundant animals on the planet, occupying waters from the tropical reefs to the Antarctic…Read More
Why Science? Biodiversity
Gustav Paulay, invertebrate zoology curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, describes his fascination with biodiversity. He explains the…Read More
The Moorea Island Biocode Project
Gustav Paulay, curator of invertebrate zoology at the Florida Museum of Natural History, explains the Moorea Island Biocode Project and…Read More
Florida Museum Marine Invertebrate Collection
Gustav Paulay, invertebrate zoology curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, describes what it takes to create and build…Read More