Common Octopuses Switch Strategies to Squeeze Through Confining Gaps
An experimental study reveals that common octopuses switch between distinct multi-stage strategies to negotiate apertures narrower than their bodies.
Tag: Marine Biology
Upside-Down Jellyfish Study Uncovers Conserved Development and Surprising Radial Symmetry Breaking
Developmental biologists characterizing the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana found that while early embryonic stages and metamorphosis closely mirror other scyphozoans, ...
Algal Diet and Habitat Structure Shape Sea Urchin Growth
A study in Animal Microbiome shows that algal diet and habitat structure jointly influence the growth, behavior, and gut microbiota ...
Acoustic De-Licing Protects Salmon Without Impairing Growth or Inducing Stress
A full-scale marine trial reveals that cyclic low-frequency acoustic delousing causes no adverse stress responses or growth impairments in Atlantic ...
Acidified Seawater Stalls Cuttlefish Embryo Growth and Ink Sac Gene Activity in Lab Study
A laboratory study of Pharaoh cuttlefish embryos found that acidified seawater delayed development, shrank and paled the ink sac, and ...
Artificial spawning grounds rescue hundreds of thousands of cuttlefish eggs in South Korea, study finds
Researchers in South Korea installed artificial spawning structures that attracted golden cuttlefish and bigfin reef squid, with an estimated 261,351 ...
Two new deep-sea isopods recorded in southwestern Atlantic
Two new deep-sea isopod species were described from Argentina’s continental slope, marking the family Katianiridae’s first documented occurrence in the ...
Mitogenomes confirm first Chinese records of short-tail stingrays
Two short-tail stingrays provide the first verified Chinese records of Bathytoshia brevicaudata, with morphology, stomach contents and complete mitogenomes revealing ...
Wider ranges correlate with conserved chromosomes in pelagic jack fish
A comparative cytogenetic study links wider geographic ranges with more conserved chromosome structures in pelagic Carangidae, while not directly measuring ...
Two new marine nematode species from the Yellow Sea reshape the nematode family tree
Two new nematode species from the Yellow Sea come with a molecular family tree that moves several genera between orders ...
New flower-crowned flatworm species discovered in South China Sea sands
A new interstitial flatworm species, Boninia corolla, has been described from coarse sands in Huidong, China, using integrated morphology and ...
Cave Brittle Star Reveals Energy-Saving Evolution
A new study details the unique morphology, feeding, and reproduction of Amphicutis stygobita, the world's first known cave brittle star, ...
Three new six-legged crab species discovered in Indian waters
The first records of the hexapodid crab genera Mariaplax and Hexapinus from India include three new species from the Arabian ...
Sea Sapphire Copepods Turn Lakshadweep Waters Into Living Jewels
A rare live observation off Kavaratti Island documents male sea sapphire copepods flashing brilliant blue-green structural iridescence in the natural ...
Tiny Isopod Treasures: Eight New Crustacean Species Emerge from Sulawesi’s Coral Rubble
Eight new species of minute isopod crustaceans have been described from the coral rubble of Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia, alongside a ...
Rising Ocean Acidity Could Alter Oysters’ Sex Determination, Study Finds
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are having profound effects not only on global climates but also on ...
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