Our proposal “Expansion and Modernization of the Image Database for Marine Biology – Cifonauta” submitted to the grant for the “Preservation and Curation of Collections and Cultural Heritage of the University of São Paulo” of the Pro-Rectory of Culture and University Extension (PRCEU 02/2022) was approved! Cifonauta, an image database for marine biology, was launched […]
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The latest True Facts about Sea Stars is unmissable. The video is filled with delightful echinoderm biology and even covers some recent discoveries on these enigmatic creatures. Watch it!
Something extraordinary happened today—I saw a benthic ctenophore! The last time I saw one was fifteen years ago, while I was working at a marine station. Now that I live far from the ocean, such an improbable encounter is truly remarkable. I would never have thought that I would see a benthic ctenophore when I […]
Today, I discovered that bryostatin—a promising bioactive compound extracted from bryozoan colonies with potential medical applications for Alzheimer’s, cancers, and HIV therapy—is actually produced by bacterial symbionts:
Cifonauta, our image database for marine biology, is 8 years old today! Almost 12k photos and videos annotated with species names, geolocation, habitat, life mode, microscopy technique and more. Visit: http://cifonauta.cebimar.usp.br Follow: @cifonauta
All sorts of worms live a Life Between Grains! #WormWednesday Fantastic production by CEBIMar, @Maik2DD and others.
Last year, the PeerJ journal published an article about the largest marine animals. The neat infographic accompanying their tweet immediately got my attention (if the figure is not showing up, check it in full resolution here): For a couple of milliseconds, I thought the scale bar below the whales was a worm. Why? Because here in Norway, […]
Every master has humble beginnings. Ribbon worms (or nemerteans) are predators. They use a proboscis full of toxins, sometimes with sharp stilets or creepy branching patterns, to paralyze their prey and swallow them whole. The eversion of the proboscis occurs by an interesting mechanism. It’s based on muscular power and pressure in the cavity where […]
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Comb jelly swallowed hole
Swallowed Whole—a comb jelly preying on a comb jelly. Just awesome! #ctenophora
After the illustration, this is a living cyphonautes larva collected from the plankton.