Such a nice mosaic of local ribbon worms! [You can click on the image for a sharper version.]
Eric and Maddy (partnering with Christina and Svetlana) worked on a project documenting and discovering the diversity of nemerteans, commonly known as ribbon worms, in Bodega Bay. Their results were recently published in ZooKeys and a story about their findings is now available in Bay Nature magazine.
For the Bay Nature article, click here.
For the ZooKeys article (scientific publication, with pdf version available), click here.
Remarkably, their research found 11 ribbon worm species that are new to science! Nice work, everyone, on documenting this understudied group and opening our eyes to the diversity around us.
Congratulations! I help out with intertidal surveys with the marine science center where I live on the Olympic Peninsula, WA. This is very exciting and inspiring news.
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ReplyDeleteMaybe you'll turn up some interesting ribbon worms in Washington!
:) Jackie
Holy cow! Eleven new species! That's amazing. Cool mosaic too.
ReplyDeleteGo Budding Scientists! We celebrate your curiosity and persistence!
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