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2020-04-04Antonarctica#concretejungle #morningrun #whileyouweresleeping @ Leuven, Belgium https://www.instagram.com/p/B-jHKHShSuZ/?igshid=f1ts5y2zz09v
2020-04-01LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpeciesThe importance of WoRMS and the role of VLIZ #20years according to @tammy_horton https://soundcloud.com/user-711416690/teaser-audioreeks-20-jaar-vliz #marinespecies
2020-03-27WRMarineSpecies RT @BioDataJournalA community-driven database of #biodiversity databases with an accompanying ontology could facilitate efficient discovery of relevant biodiversity databases and support smaller ones.
Commentary: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.8.e32765
#Biodiversity2020
@theRodgerG @umassamherst @uofg
2020-03-27WRMarineSpecies RT @NOCnewsNew research reveals that deep-sea fish migrate https://noc.ac.uk/news/do-deep-sea-fish-migrate #fishing #biology #Marinescience #Science https://t.co/yntjfn9Kb9
2020-03-24WRMarineSpecies RT @marineregionsSome excellent news to start the week: two of our products have been updated with the latest version of the maritime boundaries! 🙌
👉 The intersection of EEZs and IHO areas
👉 The union of world country boundaries and EEZs
Find them both at http://www.marineregions.org/downloads.php 🧐 https://t.co/0bCA7H2p3S
2020-03-23WRMarineSpecies RT @arthur_chapmanA large paper we have been working on for around three years has been published.
Chapman AD, Belbin L, et al. (2020) Developing Standards for Improved Data Quality and for Selecting Fit for Use Biodiversity Data. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 4: e50889.
2020-03-23WRMarineSpecies RT @Alex_Holovachov#Nemys (World Database of #Nematodes) update - over 270 names from the family Tylenchulidae http://nemys.ugent.be/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=834837 were uploaded/updated today with the help of @WRMarineSpecies DMT. Thanks to Wim for upload. https://t.co/GPc4IBmJFh
2020-03-20LifeWatchVLIZ RT @EmpBioResearchThe #EBR2020 conference is postponed to spring 2021!
#stayhealthy #Covid_19
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpeciesSo, there they are, the WoRMS top-10 marine species of 2019! Do you have a favourite?
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(10/10) The Vibranium Fairy Wrasse, a colourful new reef species from Tanzania, was named after Marvel’s mythical East African nation of Wakanda, home of the superhero Black Panther.
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Cirrhilabrus_wakanda
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/7aAQJBTYYw
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(9/10) Sponges are often overlooked, but this new bioeroding sponge fulfills many important functions in marine habitats. Meet Thomas’ Coral-Eroding Sponge
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Cliona_thomasi
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/NqGxlYb2VF
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(8/10) The Octopus-Dwelling Worm, sounds like the story for a horror movie! Polychaetes have never been found associated with octopuses, until now...
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Spathochaeta_octopodis
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/sQSYmv9UaM
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(7/10) The discovery of this little guy changed the entire view of the whole phylum Placozoa (“plate animals”)! Talk about a big surprise!
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Polyplacotoma_mediterranea
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/EtkR3odzLe
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(6/10) Twinkle twinkle, little (brittle) star!!! Emitting flashing light from the arms ánd discovered on Christmas Island... Only one name is right: the Christmas-Light Brittle Star!
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Ophiopsila_xmasilluminans
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/Now6moPLUV
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(5/10) This new sea slug eats eggs instead of plants, thus losing its green colour. The species was named after Muppets creator Jim Henson. “Its Not Easy Bein’ Green!”
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Olea_hensoni
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/V7Umq4A6PM
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(4/10) Some marine ostracods are capable of bioluminescence for mate-signaling. This new species was aptly named the ‘Star of the Sea’ Seed Shrimp!
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Maristella_chicoi
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/LTsi96N2GH
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(3/10) Brenner’s Bobtail Squid, a small cephalopod, was named after Prof. Sydney Brenner, who once described cephalopods as “the first intelligent animals on the planet”.
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Euprymna_brenneri
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/gpSaMIeHHd
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(2/10) And how about Thiel’s Boring Amphipod, a tiny Tasmanian vegetarian living right inside common bull kelp, boring new tunnels as it eats! Boring, but certainly not dull!
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Bircenna_thieli
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/DIyUSXZyGs
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(1/10) How about this spectacularly coloured Green Rat Clingfish? Officially tiny and certainly cryptic!
http://lifewatch.be/en/worms-top10-2019#Barryichthys_algicola
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday @WRMarineSpecies https://t.co/uEERb9TWb6
2020-03-19LifeWatchVLIZ RT @WRMarineSpecies(2/2) Today @WRMarineSpecies thanks all editors for this important task.
And we celebrate the work of taxonomists with the WoRMS list of the top-ten marine species described in 2019!
Press release: http://lifewatch.be/en/2020.03.19-WoRMS-LifeWatch-press-release
#toptenmarinespecies #taxonomistappreciationday