Spill Your Guts: There’s Nowhere to Hide
Michael Gago Echinodermata in Greek means “Spiny Skin,” but not all of the phylum shares this external defensive system. Holothuroidea, which is the class that includes sea cucumbers, have a […]
Michael Gago Echinodermata in Greek means “Spiny Skin,” but not all of the phylum shares this external defensive system. Holothuroidea, which is the class that includes sea cucumbers, have a […]
Mingyue Li Brittle stars belong to the phylum Echinodermata, class Ophiuroidea. They all have a small rounded disk with five linear arms distinct from it. Each arm is embedded with […]
Yena Wei When people talk about the Subphylum Crustacea, most of them only know shrimps, lobsters, and true crabs because they’re common seafood. However, these species all belong to one […]
Rushi Tawade While looking at a dissected male market squid (Doryteuthis opalescens) in lab, one of the things that struck me most was the size of the testis. The single […]
Xin Zhan I was born in a seaside city. Sea cucumber is a very famous dish in my country. There are many cooking methods – stew, stir-fry, cold, etc. In […]
Emma Deen What is an amphipod? Amphipods are crustaceans that are often mistaken for shrimp. Amphipods range in size from small being ~1-2 mm to the largest ever observed being […]
Sophie Allen From references in pop culture, think Patrick Star from Spongebob, to trinkets in beachside giftshops, sea stars (Class Asteroidea) are one of the most easily recognizable marine animals. […]
Allison Cochran The tardigrades have been given some endearing nicknames, water bear and moss piglet being two of them. Could “mini-astronaut” be joining the list? Tardigrada is a phylum within […]
Chloe Abbasi Out of all marine life, barnacles are one of the most overlooked species found in the ocean. Mostly because they are seen as an annoyance, sticking to everything […]
Joshua Oide When one looks at the stinger of a scorpion, the first thing that comes to mind is usually not the endless healing possibilities contained in that stinger. However, […]