Our biological research initiatives concerning sharks, skates and rays are numerous and diverse, ranging from studies on relative abundance and distribution, to systematics and evolutionary relationships. Diversity of chondrichthyan fishes is a major focus of research at the FPSR, where scientists a
sharks (Genus Hemiscyllium) are distributed in Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea
This post was written by guest blogger Noah J. D. DesRosiers, a research colleague who accompanied the FLMNH team on the KAUST Red Sea cruise. You can read more from him at www.naturenoah.com. “Thousands of miles from home, hundreds of miles from our institution, and thirty miles from any solid lan
Reefs of Guam Freshwater Snails of Florida ID Guide Land Snails of Papua New Guinea
A Fish Tale: Sawfish Fact and Fiction Through History By Carmen Elenberger For years sawfish carried a reputation as a formidable denizen of the deep. Their reputation was spread by writers such as Jules Verne, whose famous Captain Nemo instructed his sailors in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The
sawfish hung on the walls of some German U-boats and American submarines, and in New Guinea
Natural history museums have entered a new stage of scientific discovery and accessibility with the completion of openVertebrate (oVert), a six-year collaborative project among 18 institutions to create 3D reconstructions of vertebrate specimens and make them freely available online. Researchers
Life on Earth Nine new snail species discovered in Papua New Guinea, a biodiversity
Ahmed, M. Z., M. Naveed, M. Noor ul Ane, S. X. Ren, P. D. Barro, and B. L. Qiu. 2014. Host suitability comparison between the MEAM1 and AsiaII 1 cryptic species of Bemisia tabaci in cotton growing zones of Pakistan. Pest Management Science DOI: 10.1002/ps.3716. Bae, Y. S., B. W. Lee, and K. T. Pa
new species of Neopectinimura Park (Lepidoptera: Lecithoceridae) from Papua New Guinea
Bulletin of the Allyn Museum The Bulletin of the Allyn Museum (ISSN-0097-3211) is a peer-reviewed intermittent publication of the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. The Bulletin was originally published by
genus Callictita Bethune-Baker (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from thte mountains of New Guinea
Rhinoptera bonasus This unique ray is dark brown to golden brown on top, and white below, with a stout body and triangular ‚wings‘. The distinct lobes on the front edge give it the name cownose, and the long sturdy tail has one or two serrated spines with mild venom. Their tile-like teeth are ide
cownose ray includes the eastern Atlantic Ocean including Mauritania, Senegal, and Guinea
Lab members (current and recent past) in bold Resmi, S., Karthigeyan, K., Cellinese, N., Nampy, S. 2025. Underground bulbils in Sonerila (Melastomataceae): innovative reproductive strategies in three paleotropical species. Nordic Journal of Botany doi: 10.1111/njb.04558 Becker, A., Crowl, A.A
Two new species in the genus Poikilogyne (Melastomataceae) from Papua New Guinea.
Anoxypristis cuspidata Although sawfish look similar to sharks, they are actually highly modified rays. The ‚teeth‘ on the rostrum, snout, are actually enlarged specialize denticles. The narrow sawfish differs from other sawfish species as it lacks rostral teeth at the base of the rostrum. Ord
sp. inhabit the gills of other sawfishes off Darwin, Australia and in Papua New Guinea
Flora and Ecology Barker, Henry D. and William S. Dardeau. 1930. Flore d’Haiti : clé et description des ordres – familles et genres des Spermatophytes d’Haiti avec la liste de la plupart des espèces. Publié sous la direction du Service Technique du Département de l’Agriculture et de l’Enseignem
Three new species and three new names in Pilea (Urticaceae), from New Guinea.
