Jocelyn Cooper
@jgcbryozoa.bsky.social
Lab Technician at Smithsonian Institution (NMNH) Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) lab. Strong love of bryozoans and Invertebrate Zoology 🪸🦞🦀🪼🦑
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Float like a glass squid.
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
January 16, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Float like a glass squid.
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
What might it feel like to reach a state where your body’s density perfectly matches your surroundings? Their buoyant bodies are filled with ammonium chloride, which is lighter than seawater, helping them to conserve energy while traveling. 1,729 m #ArgentinianDeepSeeps
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OH WOW! A whole web page DEVOTED to SPONGE SPICULE Imagery ! #porifera #spongeThursday www.spicules.org
January 1, 2026 at 9:36 PM
OH WOW! A whole web page DEVOTED to SPONGE SPICULE Imagery ! #porifera #spongeThursday www.spicules.org
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New publication on alien bryozoans from Chile
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1447...
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1447...
Seek and you shall find: Detection of alien bryozoans along the Chilean SE Pacific coast with a simple and cost-efficient methodology
Invasions by non-indigenous species (NIS) are among the major problems that coastal ecosystems are facing globally and are driven by anthropogenic activities, such as international vessel traffic and ...
neobiota.pensoft.net
October 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New publication on alien bryozoans from Chile
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1447...
neobiota.pensoft.net/article/1447...
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New publication on diversity of the cheilostome bryozoan genus Fenestrulina in the Mediterranean
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
Unlocking Mediterranean bryozoan diversity: seven new species unveiled after fixing a neotype for Fenestrulina malusii (Audouin & Savigny, 1826) (Cheilostomatida, Fenestrulinidae)
Fenestrulina malusii (Audouin & Savigny), the type species of Fenestrulina Jullien, is among the most widely reported bryozoans globally. Following the loss of the original type material, presumed...
zookeys.pensoft.net
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New publication on diversity of the cheilostome bryozoan genus Fenestrulina in the Mediterranean
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
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Appropros for #taxonomistappreciation day a NEW video by GFOE's Art Howard and Caitlin Bailey- the Power of Collections- a feature on #okeanos museum collections featuring myself, Martha Nizinski, Andrea Quattrini (@corallab.bsky.social) and @agcollins.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtg...
March 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Appropros for #taxonomistappreciation day a NEW video by GFOE's Art Howard and Caitlin Bailey- the Power of Collections- a feature on #okeanos museum collections featuring myself, Martha Nizinski, Andrea Quattrini (@corallab.bsky.social) and @agcollins.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtg...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=STtg...
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Congrats to Dr. Andrea Quattrini (Coral Curator, SI NMNH) for winning The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers!
This is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists in the early stages of their independent research careers!
This is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists in the early stages of their independent research careers!
January 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Congrats to Dr. Andrea Quattrini (Coral Curator, SI NMNH) for winning The Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers!
This is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists in the early stages of their independent research careers!
This is the highest honor bestowed by the United States federal government on outstanding scientists in the early stages of their independent research careers!
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Happy New Year from invertebrates that look like fireworks.
Credits
Jellyfish: OET/Nautilus Live
Anemone: Cathy Lewis
Feather duster worm: Pauline Walsh Jacobsen
Octopus: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Credits
Jellyfish: OET/Nautilus Live
Anemone: Cathy Lewis
Feather duster worm: Pauline Walsh Jacobsen
Octopus: Schmidt Ocean Institute
December 31, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Happy New Year from invertebrates that look like fireworks.
Credits
Jellyfish: OET/Nautilus Live
Anemone: Cathy Lewis
Feather duster worm: Pauline Walsh Jacobsen
Octopus: Schmidt Ocean Institute
Credits
Jellyfish: OET/Nautilus Live
Anemone: Cathy Lewis
Feather duster worm: Pauline Walsh Jacobsen
Octopus: Schmidt Ocean Institute