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mossworm.bsky.social
writing about meiofauna animals in USA is like "In 1862, S. W. Manjensen wrote 'The Copepods of Georgia' and recorded six species; however, in 2005, 425 undescribed species of family Skunchiidae were discovered in a small hole in Skunch County. Thus, there are probably more than six. The End."
January 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
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Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna
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Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna - Mujeres con ciencia
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
mbmg.pensoft.net
This baseline study explores meiofauna diversity in Baltic Sea marine protected areas and adjacent reference areas using multi-gene metabarcoding and morphology - key for tracking trawling ban impacts​.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/mbmg...

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Baseline studies on meiofauna in the Baltic Sea before bottom-trawl fisheries exclusion II. A comparative study using multi-gene metabarcoding and morphology
Understanding how meiofaunal communities respond to spatial protection measures is essential for evaluating the effectiveness of marine conservation strategies, particularly in heavily impacted region...
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December 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
oceancensus.bsky.social
Do also drop by the Ocean Census booth, during evening booth sessions. Science Manager Verity will be on hand to speak about our species discovery mission, and opportunities for meiofauna specialists.
@19imco.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:56 AM
oceancensus.bsky.social
Science Manager Verity Nye is currently representing the Ocean Census at the 19th International Meiofauna Conference @19imco.bsky.social in Kolkata. If you're here, do speak to Verity about opportunities in the Ocean Census Science Network.

Science Network 👉 oceancensus.org/science-netw...
December 10, 2025 at 10:55 AM
mossworm.bsky.social
look, they can be nice and large. nice comfortable 6 mm long. not meiofauna. I promise it's not that bad
Chlamydotheca ostracod has a tan shell with green patterns and is about 6 mm long on a dark background
December 8, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna - Mujeres con ciencia
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
dewilanglet.bsky.social
#Bretagne call for #postdoc fellowships is now open.
I'm happy to support any application on benthic ecosystem functioning #bioturbation #meiofauna #biogeochemistry #planaroptodes, etc.
Feel free to reach out and check out the call to check for eligibility:
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December 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
flakefood.bsky.social
Aquariums: Couple of little meiofauna/protozoa colonies I just discovered

https://www.flakefood.com/807444/aquariums-couple-of-little-meiofauna-protozoa-colonies-i-just-discovered/

Found a couple of these protozoa (?) colonies in my neo shrimp and betta tanks today. Really hoping they aren’t …
Aquariums: Couple of little meiofauna/protozoa colonies I just discovered
Found a couple of these protozoa (?) colonies in my neo shrimp and betta tanks today. Really hoping they aren’t harmful ones (hydra?) because I think they’re pretty cute lolPosted by po-tatertot
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December 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
americanbeetles.bsky.social
If "meiofauna" includes everybody under 1mm, you KNOW beetles are going to be at the party
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
hollybik.bsky.social
Photo collage is from our recent Martínez et al. meiofauna perspective in Communications Biology! www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature - Communications Biology
This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, inter...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
hollybik.bsky.social
It’s #MeiofaunaMonday! “Meiofauna” are microbial eukaryotes with a body size <1 mm (these animals and protists are as small as specks of dust you might see on a glass coffee table). Almost all of the 38 major animal groups have at least some small-bodied meiofauna species.
Photo collage of meiofaunal species
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
dsbsoc.bsky.social
Hey all, meet one of #DSBSoc 2025 conference awardees!

Meet Ailish Ullman (@ailishullmann.bsky.social) , PhD candidate at @vicuniwgtn.bsky.social & Earth Sci. NZ with @ifremer.bsky.social, researching habitat heterogeneity of life living on & in (yes, in!) #PolymetallicNodules.

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"I’m Ailish, a PhD candidate at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) and Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly NIWA), working in partnership with Ifremer in France. I'm researching how habitat heterogeneity and the disturbance of habitat heterogeneity influence the diversity, abundance, and community composition of animals living on and in (yes, in!) polymetallic nodules. Polymetallic nodules are small deep-sea rocks that are full of minerals and metals that can be used in technologies ranging from electric vehicles to smartphones." 📸 Photo1: Ailish smiling looking off the side of a ship down at some dolphins. 📸 The photos include me with a nodule box core in the #CCZ, a view from the box core at the seafloor (~4000 m deep), a view from the ship, and some of the animals found inside of nodules (nematodes, tardigrades, and nauplii). "Because of increasing demand for these minerals and metals, polymetallic nodules are being targeted for deep-sea mining both on the high seas and in countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs). Polymetallic nodule environments remain understudied, so researching the communities they support––and how resilient those communities may be to disturbance––will be critical in managing and conserving these environments." 📸 Photo1: Ailish grinning behind an opened nodule box core collected from the CCZ. Photo2: view from the ship of the sun gleaming through clouds over the horizon. "So far, my thesis has focused on the smallest metazoan animals associated with polymetallic nodules (meiofauna, which includes animals like nematodes, copepods, and tardigrades). I'm studying how these meiofauna communities vary across habitat types, space, time, and environmental conditions, and how disturbance from impacts like mining and climate change may influence their resilience." 📸 Photo1: Ailish grinning outside along other researchers outside the ship the L'Atlante. Photo2: view of multiple polymetallic nodules on the seafloor. Photo3: Microscope view of meiofauna (larva, tardigrades and nematodes) collected from nodules.
December 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
kmkocot.bsky.social
Marine Meiofauna Diversity field course
June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory, Sweden
Marine Meiofauna Diversity – field course | slu.se
Exploring microscopic animals that shape marine ecosystems, June 8-18, 2026 at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory on the Swedish west coast.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
zookeys.pensoft.net
Detailed morphological (re)descriptions of two copepod species from Korea, including one new to science: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#biodiversity #crustaceans #meiofauna
November 19, 2025 at 8:16 AM
jopabinia.bsky.social
- diel vertical migration
- meiofauna
October 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
draaronridall.bsky.social
Heading to CERF 2025 in a few weeks. Want to meet up and talk research on ecosystem models, oyster ecology, microplastics, or even meiofauna (there may not be many meiofauna ecologists at the conference)? Then let me know.
October 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
tettris.eu
4️⃣SoilMATs: Training the next generation of soil Meiofauna experts
October 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
pmarques35.bsky.social
[3/12] L’hétérogénéité des habitats (variété des sédiments, reliefs, densité de nodules) favorise la diversité des espèces benthiques. Chaque microvariation structure la répartition des communautés marines, des microorganismes aux grands invertébrés. #geography #deepseamining #biodiversity
Habitat heterogeneity at different spatial scales of interest in polymetallic nodule environments from smallest (left) to largest (right). The variability at each spatial scale will hold different relevance for different size classes of fauna. For example, variability at the nodule scale (e.g., number and size of crevices) will be most relevant for meiofauna; while variability at the patch scale (e.g., density of nodules blocking sediment habitats or providing attachment surfaces for sessile fauna) may be more relevant for macrofauna; variability at the field scale (e.g., available sediment patches for mobile scavengers and density of nodule patches for connectivity between hard substrate communities) may be most relevant for megafauna.
October 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
em-oyster.bsky.social
🌊Marine Ecology Technician - NIWA
📍New Zealand
🔬You will undertake laboratory work to process and analyse deep-sea meiofauna samples, including physical preparation of samples and identification of specimens

⏳Apply by 19th of October
🔗more info: buff.ly/KkdWugh
Marine Ecology Technician - NIWA - Careers at Science New Zealand
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October 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#EstaSemana Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna
Un artículo de @martamachos.bsky.social 
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna - Mujeres con ciencia
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
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October 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna
Un artículo de @martamachos.bsky.social  
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna - Mujeres con ciencia
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
mujeresconciencia.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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En 1986 Renaud-Mornant descubrió las primeras larvas de loricíferas en muestras de sedimentos del Golfo de Bizkaia.
Fue una ilustradora notable que dibujó sus observaciones de la meiofauna viva con precisión.
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna - Mujeres con ciencia
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
mujeresconciencia.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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En 1986 Jeanne Renaud-Mornant creó la sección de meiofauna dentro del Laboratorio de Biología de Invertebrados Marinos dirigido por el biólogo marino Claude Lévi. 
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, una experta en meiofauna - Mujeres con ciencia
Jeanne Renaud-Mornant. Meiofauna. Metazoos bentónicos. Arenas intermareales. Nematodo marino.
mujeresconciencia.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM