Coral Lab
@corallab.bsky.social
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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!
We use scanning electron microscopes to image skeletal features, which are used to identify or describe new species.
This image shows branches of 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴
(left) with a highlighted section showing the branch skeleton (middle) and skeletal spines (right). 🦑🧪🌊🐙
This image shows branches of 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴
(left) with a highlighted section showing the branch skeleton (middle) and skeletal spines (right). 🦑🧪🌊🐙
December 17, 2024 at 7:03 PM
We use scanning electron microscopes to image skeletal features, which are used to identify or describe new species.
This image shows branches of 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴
(left) with a highlighted section showing the branch skeleton (middle) and skeletal spines (right). 🦑🧪🌊🐙
This image shows branches of 𝘈𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴
(left) with a highlighted section showing the branch skeleton (middle) and skeletal spines (right). 🦑🧪🌊🐙
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
December 6, 2024 at 7:12 PM
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
Black coral 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢 (Lütken 1871) was described from the stomach of a shark!
You read that right, the type series includes a specimen collected from the stomach of a Greenland shark.
𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹?🦑🧪🌊🐙
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
November 25, 2024 at 6:41 PM
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)
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November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Vermillion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)
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November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Untangling deep-sea corals systematics: Description of a new family, Stephanocyathidae, through a genomic approach
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November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Untangling deep-sea corals systematics: Description of a new family, Stephanocyathidae, through a genomic approach
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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A new genus of bamboo coral from the Whittard Canyon, Ireland, Northeast Atlantic
doi.org/10.1071/IS24...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
A new genus of bamboo coral from the Whittard Canyon, Ireland, Northeast Atlantic
doi.org/10.1071/IS24...
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November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Welcome to the Coral Lab! 🪸
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This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7
🦑🧪🌊🐙
This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Welcome to the Coral Lab! 🪸
🦑🧪🌊🐙
This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7
🦑🧪🌊🐙
This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7