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Declan Morrissey @declan-morrissey.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

New @corallab.bsky.social paper. Herein we describe a new species of Parasphaerasclera, a genus previously not reported in the Atlantic. It was initially detected using eDNA before it was found.

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Declan Morrissey @declan-morrissey.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Finally, after a year, the last chapter of my PhD is out. We confirm the presence of mitonuclear discordance in 3 genera (so far!) of bamboo corals. In addition, we find an ORF in a highly variable region between cob-nad6. Its function is unknown. It is present in all individuals bar Acanella

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Analysis of mitogenomes from the family Keratoisididae reveals mitonuclear discordance and the presence of unknown open reading frames - Marine Biology

Historically, evolutionary studies have not been able to resolve relationships within Octocorallia but recent advances in genomic techniques have allowed large numbers of Ultra Conserved Elements and ...

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Declan Morrissey @declan-morrissey.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Congrats to our fearless leader! Reconstructing the Anthozoa tree of life, one branch at a time. 😍

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Declan Morrissey @declan-morrissey.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Today is all about squat lobsters. These guys were found living on corals from Irelands deep sea! Soon we will work to assess the diversity of these animals in Irish waters including descriptions of new species! @corallab.bsky.social

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Declan Morrissey @declan-morrissey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

One of the many new bamboo corals coming and the first of a few interesting new Irish corals!

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Coral Lab @corallab.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Welcome to the Coral Lab! 🪸 🦑🧪🌊🐙 This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history. To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024! A thread 🧵1/7

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