Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) holds collections of animals other than vertebrates, as well as some other eukaryotes. Mollusks represent 80% of the collection, reflecting the original focus of the collection (Malacology), as well as the availability of shells. The collection was expended to IZ in 2000 an
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
Online Collection Database The >700K specimen lots (2023) available digitally through the online database represent >95% of our collection. Sampled are cataloged with phylum-specific catalog numbers. Specimens from recent surveys are frequently accompanied by tissue samples and images. Tissue
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
The sea anemone Triactis producta (Klunzinger, 1877) Triactis producta is the only species in the sea anemone (Actiniaria) genus Triactis (family Aliciidae). This species is found in shallow reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, from the Red Sea and East Africa to Hawai’i and French Polynesia. I
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
University of Florida scientists have co-authored a study describing a new Lepidoptera species found in Jamaica’s last remaining wilderness. Belonging to the family of skipper butterflies, the new genus and species is the first butterfly discovered in Jamaica since 1995. Scientists hope the n
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The Florida Museum Fish Collection contains more than 236,000 catalogued lots (approximately 2,450,650 specimens), representing more than 9,000 species. In addition, there is an unsorted backlog of about 12,000 lots (about 120,000 specimens). Most of the uncatalogued and backlog material was acquir
Eastern Atlantic collections from the Gulf of Guinea are available in some abundance
During the winter holidays every year, hundreds of “snowbirds” travel from the northern U.S. and Canada for the warmth of the South Florida sun. But there’s always the occasional cold spell. As luck would have it, temperatures in December 2012 dropped while Florida Museum of Natural Histor
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Three grants from the National Science Foundation will enable the Florida Museum of Natural History’s invertebrate zoology division to contribute crucial specimen data and images to online research networks. The grants represent the first two major funding initiatives to digitize modern marine organ
Surveys of Papua New Guinea uncovered about 150 snail species new to science.
Sclerochronology is the study of astronomical cycles recorded in the hard tissues of organisms such as the shells of mollusks and corals or the teeth and horns of mammals. It is analogous to dendrochronology, the study of annual rings in trees. Sclerochronology comes from the Greek word ’skleros‘ me
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R esearchers have identified an invasive blood-sucking parasite on mud shrimp in the waters of British Columbia’s Calvert Island. The discovery represents the northern-most record of the parasite on the West Coast and is likely an indication of its ability to spread without human transport. Or
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Frogs date back more than 150 million years in the fossil record, and for centuries, the amphibians have been idolized and used in various ways by different cultures. Frog toxins are remarkably potent in the human body and may be used to treat heart ailments, infections, cancer, depression, strok
This enlarged, contrast-enhanced CT scan of a toothless Guinea snout-burrowing frog
