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Alexandre Jan

@alexandrejan.bsky.social
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Ctenophore breeder for @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social lab at @msarscentre.bsky.social ଳ Jellyfish photographer 🪼📷 All images are made by @alexandrejan.bsky.social (© Alexandre Jan) Reproduction of any content without permission is prohibited.

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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Happy #CtenophoreDay (10/4)! Last month, my picture of a cteno illustrated the cover of the latest paper of @annaferraioli.bsky.social & @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social lab on the Aboral Organ of Mnemiopsis. Zoom in on the centre of the image to see a white dot: the AO www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Our new book chapter on the culture of gelatinous plankton is out! Written with Miguel Candelas Pérez and @joanjsoto.bsky.social. Check out the book by using this link or contacting me: ecosur.repositorioinstitucional.mx/jspui/handle... Many thanks to the editor María A. Mendoza Becerril.
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Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Congratulations to all the authors 👏 A special mention goes to @alexandrejan.bsky.social for a gorgeous cover image! @leodigel.bsky.social @jeffcolgren.bsky.social @carinelegoff.bsky.social @joanjsoto.bsky.social @maikekittelmann.bsky.social @aaas.org 4/4
The cover of the journal Science Advances highlights the article described in this thread. On the cover, a comb jelly is viewed from above on a black background. Above, the mention "Sciences Advances" and "6 March 2026". On the bottom left, the logo of AAAS.
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 We’re excited to announce that we are organizing a second ctenophore meeting — Ctenopalooza Ctwo — to be held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) in Monterey Bay, California, on August 23–25, 2026. Registration is now open! www.mbari.org/event/ctenop...
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Ctenopalooza Ctwo • MBARI
Ctenopalooza Ctwo – a meeting of those interested in ctenophores About the meeting The past decade has seen remarkable advances in our understanding of these fascinating animals—spanning genomics, cel...
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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Honored to illustrate the work of @annaferraioli.bsky.social and the team of @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social featured in Science Advances. Check it out!
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Pawel Burkhardt @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Always great to visit Bergen Aquarium and see comb jellies exhibited in all their beauty 🌈 The comb jellies are now part of a permanent exhibit at the aquarium. #ctenophores #Bergen #aquarium @alexandrejan.bsky.social, Simen Mannsåker & @msarscentre.bsky.social
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Emily Claereboudt @emclaereboudt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It’s such a joy working with these beautiful animals 😍😍 Huge thanks to @alexandrejan.bsky.social for capturing my gorgeous little creatures! Can’t wait to share more cuke science and photos soon — stay tuned! @msarscentre.bsky.social
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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Happy #worldjellyfishday 🪼 Here is a juvenile Chrysaora colorata, one of my favourite species of scyphomedusa, native to the Californian coast.
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Joan J. Soto-Angel @joanjsoto.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Happy #worldjellyfishday, everyone 🪼🪼🪼! Jellyfish (and their blooms) are a fundamental part of marine ecosystems, significantly contributing to carbon transport and storage. An ocean without jellyfish would not be a healthy ocean. @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social
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Nick Bezio @beziostudio.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
A new paper just dropped a little while ago describing a new family for a common species of benthic ctenophore (comb jellies), Coeloplana meteoris, now known as Benthoplana meteoris. www.jse.ac.cn/EN/10.1111/j...
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Benthoplanidae, a new family of benthic ctenophores (Platyctenida), based on morphological and genetic data
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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Happy Ctenophore Day! These glowing ocean drifters look like jellyfish but aren’t! They’re comb jellies, shimmering creatures that light up the sea with rows of beating cilia 💙🌈 Which species can you identify? 👀 Most are raised in @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social lab #CtenophoreDay #CombJelly #Ctenophore
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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
🌊 Happy World Ocean Day! 🌊 To celebrate the beauty and wonder of the Ocean, here is a close-up series of the jellyfish Cyanea lamarckii 🪼 These images were exhibited at the @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social inviting us to appreciate the ocean’s wonders up close. #WorldOceanDay #jellyfish
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Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
It was an honor to take part in the celebration of 200 years of knowledge at @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social, together with colleagues from across @unibergen.bsky.social departments 🎉🎂 The Burkhardt group showcased comb jellies in the Museum's majestic whale hall ✨ @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social
Four people stand behind a booth in the Bergen University Museum Whale Hall. A skeleton is visible hanging from the ceiling, there are glass cases with specimens. At the booth, an aquarium, a laptop and scientific drawings are displayed.An aquarium with comb jellies, lit from the side to highlight their delicate shape, is displayed on a table covered in a black tablecloth.
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Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Director Alexis Powilewicz & aquarist Étienne Bourgouin from Paris Aquarium discuss the collaboration together with MSarsCentre Director @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social & @alexandrejan.bsky.social, ctenophore expert in the lab of @pawelburkhardt.bsky.social ✨🧪 tinyurl.com/yc7erub5
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Michael Sars Centre partners with Paris Aquarium to introduce comb jellies to the public
The Michael Sars Centre at the University of Bergen and the Paris Aquarium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to exchange expertise on comb jelly husbandry. The collaboration marks a sign...
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Michael Sars Centre @msarscentre.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
The story made the cover of @biophysj.bsky.social with a beautiful shot of Littorina littorea and Malacoceros fuliginosus by @alexandrejan.bsky.social ✨
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Alexandre Jan @alexandrejan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Our ctenophores say hi to Bluesky 👋🏼
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