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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 22h

ystery worm time! This isn’t the first time I’ve seen this worm, and I’m still none the wiser as to what it is. If anyone knows, let me know! #marineplankton 🦑🔬

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cambrian epic wet animal @dinoserious.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#invertober 2, king ragworm (Alitta virens) #invertober2026

colorblock drawing of a rather colorful king ragworm curling around itself. its labeled in stylized text, each word in an opposing corner. there are four point stars dotting the empty blue background space, and a little gold crown hovering over its head

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Polychaete Bob @polychaetebob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nearly 30 years studying this family, and have described or redescribed over 50% of known species #wormwednesday

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Mill_lab @cilialab.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

While #NikonSmallWorldInMotion has been quiet over #CiliaGate, the story has broken mainstream media here in the UK just in time for #PCDAwarenessMonth www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest

Dr Ning Xu denies he broke the rules of Nikon's annual Small World In Motion contest.

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Geoff Read @annelidsci.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Unusual for taxonomy. Retraction for fake citations. doi.org/10.11646/zoo...

Retraction notice because of fake citations from the taxonomy journal Zootaxa for a review article on Phylum Annelida by Hasan, Reynolds, et al

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Tessa Montague @tessamontague.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm excited to share our new preprint: Generation of a transgenic cephalopod tinyurl.com/pc86jxz8 Cephalopods (cuttlefish, octopus & squid) are crazy critters that dynamically camouflage to their surroundings by changing the color, pattern, & texture of their skin, which they control w their brain.

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Enrico D’Aniello @enricodanielloszn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

As a member of the Scientific Committee, it is my great pleasure to announce that the Fourth International Symposium on Epigenetics in Marine and Aquatic Research (EPIMAR 2027) will take place in Puerto Varas, Chile, from May 25 to 28, 2027. epimar2027.cl

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Epimar 2027 | Global Symposium on Marine Epigenetics

EPIMAR 2027 brings together leading scientists in Puerto Varas, Chile, to discuss breakthroughs in marine epigenetics and aquatic research.

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WGDip @wgdip.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Congrats to #WGDip team members @tomlewin.bsky.social @dervc.bsky.social @phylogenie.bsky.social & @peterhox.bsky.social , who with their colleague @yjluo.bsky.social , provide evidence consistent with lineage-specific rediploidisation following a cryptic polyploidy event shared by all bryozoans! 🧪

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Lionel Christiaen, PhD (he/him/his) @lionlchristiaen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wonderful to welcome Rémi @rdumollard.bsky.social from @imev-mer.fr and Angelica @migliolia.bsky.social from @chemamd.bsky.social lab on a very #SunnyBergen day for a tag-team seminar @msarscentre.bsky.social

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

ICB "In particular, we quantify wing kinematics for hovering and slow upwards swimming.." from Swimming Kinematics and Hydrodynamics of a Subtropical Sea Angel Abdullah Aldaddi , et al's doi.org/10.1093/icb/... #science #biology

Fig. 2 CAD model of sea angel showing the tracked points in body (X’Y’Z’) and global (XYZ) coordinate systems. As shown in (A), the body coordinate system, with point g as the origin, moved with the animal. The body angle θ was calculated by measuring the angle between Z and Z’ as shown in (B).

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SICB journals @sicbjournals.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

ICB now in issue Swimming #Kinematics and #Hydrodynamics of a #Subtropical Sea Angel Abdullah Aldaddi , Evan Williams , Ferhat Karakas , Amy Maas , David Murphy doi.org/10.1093/icb/... "...the kinematics and fluid dynamics of gymnosome swimming are not well understood..." #science

Sea angels (gymnosomatous pteropods) are small #zooplanktonic shell-less marine snails inhabiting the meso- and #epipelagic zones. They swim in an intermediate Reynolds number regime using highly flexible, wing-like parapodia in order to capture prey, avoid predators, and perform diel vertical migration. However, the kinematics and fluid dynamics of gymnosome swimming are not well understood, particularly for species residing in low-viscosity, subtropical waters. Here we use high-speed stereophotogrammetry and dual brightfield particle image velocimetry (PIV) systems to investigate the swimming of the rare subtropical species Pneumoderma atlantica, captured off the coast of Bermuda. In particular, we quantify wing kinematics for hovering and slow upwards swimming and compare our results with morphologically similar temperate and polar species, which can be up to twice as large and swim in water up to twice as viscous. Like tiny insects flying in a similar regime, the chordwise Reynolds number appears to be inversely related to the wing angle of attack and stroke plane. Thus both the small, warm-water and the large polar gymnosomes seem to use their wings more like paddles to generate upward forces while the temperate species seems to use its parapodia more like wings to generate lift. Further, we provide the first flow measurements of a swimming gymnosome, these at somewhat higher swimming speeds, which show that gymnosomes employ an unsteady flow interaction between the wings and body (similar to the clap-and-fling mechanism) twice during each stroke cycle which likely generates additional lift. These findings provide insight into how similar locomotion modes may be adapted to different viscosities and into the widespread use of lift-generating, clap-and-fling-like mechanisms among marine #snails.

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’ve seen it >100 times, but I’ve never been about to capture it until now. Presumably, it is spawning (but I can’t be positive). But what is the green cloud, and what is the smaller blue squiggly??? #blackwater, #blackwaterdiving #polychaete

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Cnidarian developmental mechanisms group @clytia-vlfr.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Evidence collected by successive lab members over many years that neural cells in the Clytia larva have two origins: From 'i-cells' located in endoderm and by delamination of the gastrula ectoderm. doi.org/10.1242/dev.... @biodev-vlfr.bsky.social @annaferraioli.bsky.social

The two proposed neurogenesis pathways during Clytia larval development

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Here’s a beautiful scale worm larva from my latest marine plankton sample for #internationalmicroorganismday ! #marineplankton 🦑

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goenomix.bsky.social @goenomix.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

1/2 And yet another new face in our #GoenomiX team. 🥳 Welcome, Varuni Mishra! 🔬 Research: Polychaetes, Syllid biology and evolution, regeneration and transcriptomics 🔭 Looking forward to: Learn new techniques (e.g. RNAseq & in-situ hybridisation) to study the Wnt pathway in Syllid regeneration.

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Russell Garwood @russellgarwood.co.uk · 15/09/2026

Interested in how species diversity is split between major animal groups? Here is the infographic for you! 🧪⚒️🦀🦑 #evosky

An infographic showing the number of described and estimated species for major animal groups. There are more insects than anything else. Of the remaining groups, arachnids and nematodes are the most diverse.

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goenomix.bsky.social @goenomix.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

1/2 Our #GoenomiX team is growing. 🥳 Welcome, @johnnyds.bsky.social! 🔬 Research: Metazoan evolution, regulation of gene expression 🔭 Looking forward to: Testing evolutionary hypotheses cross-phyla!

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EuroMarine OYSTER @em-oyster.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📢 2-years Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Venomics 📍 Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology of the Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Madrid,Spain 🔗 www.mncn.csic.es/es/investiga...

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2-years Postdoctoral Researcher in Comparative Genomics and Evolutionary Venomics | Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales

The Project Animal venoms are remarkable evolutionary innovations, yet we know little about how new venom systems originate and diversify. Our recently funded project DRIVEN (DRIvers and mechanisms of...

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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Not your average worm 🔥⁠ ⁠ Gossamer worms call the expansive waters of the ocean’s twilight zone home. Living up in the water column, thousands of feet above the seafloor, has made Tomopteris effective swimmers. They swish their bodies side to side while rowing paddle-like parapodia.

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Alfonso Martinez Arias @amartinezarias.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

It is clear that people are using AI to review papers and grants. Often as a tool, not as an off the bottle answer for review (though some do). One of the signs of this is the detail of the negative comments and the errors, often minor and irrelevant to the conclusions. 🧵

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Teresa Rayon @trayon.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

‼️ Postdoc position open. We study how protein metabolism controls time. If you’re excited by this question, we’d love to hear from you! We’re looking for a motivated & collaborative researcher with a strong track record. 📅 30 September 2026 📢 Please share Apply here 👇👇

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Postdoctoral Research Scientist - Babraham

The lab investigates the molecular mechanisms that control biological timing in mouse and human stem cells (Azzi & Rayon, Curr Opinions 2024; Nakanoh et al., Dev Cell 2026). The central aim of this ex...

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Prakash Lab @ Miami @vprakashlab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excited to share our new collaborative paper in Development @biologists.bsky.social 😀 🎉 Led by Cyndi Bradham's lab @bostonu.bsky.social & Abigail Descoteaux, we show that Alizarin Red can perturb sea urchin skeletal development via catalase inhibition @univmiami.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/dev....

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Jessica Goodheart @mollusksatamnh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Goodheart Lab is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow on an NSF-funded project to study the process of kleptocnidy, the theft and storage of nematocysts, in nudibranch mollusks. Project link: www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). Application here: careers.amnh.org/postings/4908.

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Find award details and explore award abstracts and publications.

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Kate Cavanaugh @katecavanaugh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Absolutely ecstatic to share that WE GOT THE COVER!!! 🥹🎉 Seeing this on NCB's cover feels surreal. So much time, science, and teamwork went into this project, and I couldn’t be more excited to see it celebrated like this. A very, very happy day for this really really old and grown embryo 🐭🧫💥

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Jordana Oliveira @jordanainoliveira.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Happy to see our fav cichlid Astatotilapia latifasciata with B chromosome featuring the cover of @heredityjournal.bsky.social Collaboration during my PhD -long time ago 🐟🧬Genome assembly of Astatotilapia latifasciata uncovers B chromosome–linked chromatin reorganization doi.org/10.1038/s414...

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The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

By combining DNA sequencing of museum specimens with newly collected specimens & detailed anatomical analyses, an int'l team led by the University of Göttingen has discovered 10 extraordinary new worms species. Paper published in journal: @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social. Read more here: shorturl.at/XHVKY

Large purple barrel sponge on a coral reef, its ruffled, porous surface forming concentric folds around a single large central opening (osculum).

Tangled mass of thin, curly white fibers with fine hair-like protrusions on a dark background, shown in extreme close-up to highlight their coiled texture and delicate structure.

Small white segmented marine polychaete (Cladosyllis) with numerous feathery lateral parapodia along a curved body and a rounded head, annotated with labels "an", "dc", and "pa" on a black background for anatomical identification.

Close-up of a white, cup-shaped sea sponge with fibrous walls and many round pores revealing its inner chamber, attached to a dark underwater surface.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I don't think I've ever posted these posters together as a set, so here's a first. Wonders of the Deep series, commissioned by the International Seabed Authority between 2020-2022 to celebrate the fragile biodiversity of deep sea. Not for sale. #Art #SciArt

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Sandra Álvarez @sabifo4.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Keen on learning how to use Bayesian model selection to test different hypotheses of diversification? 🦴🧬🕰️ Check our latest work in Molecular Biology and Evolution! academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... With @zihengyang.bsky.social, @phil-donoghue.bsky.social, and @mariodosreis.bsky.social 💫 (1/2)

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On the origin of animals and placental mammals: a critique of literalist readings of the fossil record

Abstract. The fossil record is incomplete, as evidenced by the pervasive presence of ghost lineages throughout the Tree of Life. For example, across placen

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Latin American Developmental Biology @lasdb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🗳️ Vote for the New LASDB Logo! We held a logo design contest — now help us pick our top 3 finalists. ✅ Registered emails only ✅ One vote per person 📅 Deadline: Sept 27, 2026 Vote here: script.google.com/macros/s/AKf...

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"commission me" -heron @thxnywy.art · 05/09/2026

worm burdened with responsibility #art

a digital ink and watercolor painting of an unhappy worm wearing a bowler hat

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Luis Alberto Bezares Calderón @lbezarescalderon.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Update: The official call for this PhD position is finally out: emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/Docto... You're still in time to apply!

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Portail Emploi CNRS - Job offer - PhD (M/F) in biology, Evolutionary Sensory Neurobiology of Plankton

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BIOM @biom-banyuls.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

💫 Congratulations to Laurent Formery for an ERC Starting Grant! We are very proud to announce that Laurent has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his research project ECHINODEV. We look forward to following the exciting developments of this project at the BIOM

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Check out this lovely chonks of a Spionidae bristle worm larva! So squishable! #marineplankton 🦑

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Laurent Formery @laurentformery.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Fantastic news!!! My project ECHINODEV has been awarded an ERC starting grant 🥳🥳⭐ We will use several echinoderm species to study animal body plan evolution! Reach out if you are interested, we will be looking for PhD students and postdocs 😀

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Manuel Irimia @mirimiam.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🚨🚨🚨 As part of the MSCA-DN DECODES, we're looking for a PhD student to study splicing programs in beta cells and diabetes at @melisupf.bsky.social @crg.eu Join 14 other PhD students across Europe to decipher the splicing code in human disease. More info below 👇 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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DECODES at University of Santiago de Compostela on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - DECODES at University of Santiago de Compostela, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Johnny Davila-Sandoval @johnnyds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I am glad to announce my new position as a postdoc for @goenomix.bsky.social at @uni-goettingen.de with Prof. Dr. Gregor Bucher in collaboration with UMG and @mpi-nat.bsky.social. I will be working in head evolution, integrating functional genetics and multiomics data analysis cross-phyla.

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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

A beautiful sand mason worm larva (Lanice conchilega) from a recent plankton sample. #marineplankton 🦑

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Max Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🚨 I AM HIRING a 3-year postdoc & 4-year PhD student 🚨 [PLEASE SHARE WIDELY] My Emmy Noether @dfg.de funded Neural Circuit & Systems Evolution lab (🌟) at the @unimainz.bsky.socialÍ wants to start existing. So..., what do we need? WELL... we need you! APPLY UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER.

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Geoff Read @annelidsci.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#WormWednesday #deepsea Predatory polychaete eating something. Can't quite see enough of it for family id, but look at that extra-long wispy pair of antennae.

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Serg @ivansayoray.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It’s a classic, to be fair

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Huisken lab @huiskenlab.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Do wild-caught embryos develop in the same way as embryos cultured in the lab? This summer, Beke and Mette visited Luis at IMEV in Villefranche-sur-Mer, France, to start exploring this question in the marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii. #Platynereis #annelid #Flamingo #lightsheet #cell-lineage

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Here's a side view of the worm. The bristle feet are more obvious here

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

4983m That's the 1st polychaete I've seen that looks like this. Cool! @nautiluslive.org dive on 8-25-26 #MarineLife

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Lee Henry @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🧵 New paper out in Nature Communications! 🐜🦠 How can an ancient nutritional symbiosis persist for millions of years, yet still be lost without killing its host? In Cardiocondyla ants, the answer appears to be remarkable metabolic flexibility. Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s414... 1/6

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Metabolic plasticity supports a flexible nutritional symbiosis in Cardiocondyla ants - Nature Communications

Ancient symbioses may enable ants to thrive in diverse niches, but how these relationships are regulated remains unclear. This study reveals that some ants can dynamically regulate symbiont-derived be...

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Casey Dunn @caseywdunn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

My new book, Phylogenetic Biology, is now published. Available online for free at dunnlab.org/phylogenetic... . Physical copies can be purchased at shop.lightningsource.com/b/085?params... or your favorite bookstore.

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Ferdinand Marlétaz @ferdix.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Glad to report the release/publication of PESCI, an efficient tools implementing ICC for interspecfic comparison of single cell dataset developped by #Eliseparey in the lab with the help of #laurapiovani github.com/eparey/pesci doi.org/10.1093/bioi...

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Pesci: fast and user-friendly software to compare single-cell gene expression across species

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

woim progress video

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Darrin T. Schultz @dts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'm thrilled to share that I've started as an Assistant Professor in Biological Sciences and the Oceans Research Center at Lehigh University! I'm building a group in evolutionary genomics to study the origin of animals, and to use those concepts to better understand human disease. More: evogeno.me

Darrin Schultz, a man with curly dark hair and tortoiseshell glasses, smiling at the camera in a brown blazer over a blue patterned shirt with sunglasses hooked on the collar, standing in front of a stone wall.

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Chris Gug @gugunderwater.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Perhaps my favorite of the larval-stage flatfish, the Pelican Flounder (Chascanopsetta lugubris). Shot using scuba, several miles offshore in southern Japan, while drifting with the plankton over the deep abyss, at night.

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