This week’s critter will forever have a special link with NIWA CEO John Morgan. John received an extra special surprise at a recent NIWA staff event when he was handed a framed photo of a new species ...
What’s in a name? That’s the challenge facing marine biologists when studying ecology or invasive species – they need to know the names of the species or their work is unrepeatable and unverifiable.
A Sydney renter was stunned when she looked out her window and noticed rainfall revealing an intricate pattern on a large stone in her backyard. Source: Supplied “It was quite dirty so it wasn’t until ...
Sometime in April, a friend alerted me to some odd ball-shaped structures attached to a spruce log in Auke Lake. These are bryozoans, a type of minuscule aquatic animals. They constitute their own ...
School of Chemistry, University of Tasmania, PO Box 252-75, Hobart 7001, Tasmania, Australia, Microbial Screening Technologies Pty Ltd, PO Box 57, Kemps Creek 2171, NSW, Australia, and Novartis Animal ...
The rich and diverse Australian fauna is estimated at well over 250 000 species. At present, over 120 000 species (just under half) have been documented and described. Of the described fauna, the ...
Biogenic calcite and aragonite are major constituents of many marine calcifying organisms such as foraminifera, mollusks, corals, echinoderms, and bryozoa [ 1]. The mineralized hard parts of these ...
Featured Image Credit: Lies Konig/Stadecologen Utrecht/Monterey Bay Aquarium ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. August 11, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. Butterflies, beavers, panda bears — open ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Missouri Department of Conservation has warned lake-goers against harming any bryozoa while out on the water this summer. While the mossy-like animal may look like ...
A “sauerkraut” looking creature is washing up along the Gulf of Mexico. Screengrab from Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Youtube video Fishers’ lines grew heavy as they looked for ...
Biologically-controlled mineralization producing organic-inorganic composites (hard skeletons) by metazoan biomineralizers has been an evolutionary innovation since the earliest Cambrian. Among them, ...
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