Two new #flatworm species have been described - ๐๐ณ๐บ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด and ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ด๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ช๐ด - reviving genera not reported for nearly a century.
#Molecular #analyses place both within the Stylochoidea clade: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#taxonomy #zoology
Karyotype evolution in laboratory cultures of M. lignano. (A) Brightfield image of an adult worm. Scale bar: 100โ ยตm. (B) Karyotype polymorphisms with an increasing number of large chromosomes that can be found in M. lignano. Scale bars: 10โ ยตm. (C) Dynamics of karyotype polymorphisms present in 12 experimental subcultures over a period of 26โ months. All subcultures started with only the 2n=8 karyotype. The bars indicate the percentage of subcultures that also contain the 2n=9 and 2n=10 karyotypes as a function of time.
Stijn Mouton & co present a flow cytometric approach to identify karyotypic polymorphisms in Macrostomum lignano cultures, demonstrate de novo chromosome duplications under laboratory conditions, and propose a solution for controlling culture karyotypes. ๐ชฑ
doi.org/10.1242/bio....
#Flatworm
#quotes #books #booksky #excerpts #citations #journeyofthemind #ogas #gaddam #evolution #mind #brain #flatworm #senses #navigation #neurobiology
๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ด๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ด - A new #flatworm from the family Pseudostomidae has been described from Japan, boosting the number of reported species in the country to four.
Read the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....
#biodiversity
Cartoon of angler fish with tiny male kissing and attached to side IMG TEXT: Iโll be by your side Male angler fish latch onto their mateโs side and fuse with her permanantly as a tertiary sexual organ!
Cartoon of eels twining around each other IMG TEXT: Letโs Synchronize Garden Eels twine their upper bodies when mating, keeping their lower halves safe in their burrows. They also move in tandem.
Cartoon of large spider about to eat smaller spider with love hearts in his eyes, who is on a plate and doffing a dome platter lid. IMG TEXT: Male redback spiders will somersault into their loverโs jaws in a bid to pass on their genes. Some even survive! YOU SUSTAIN ME
Cartoon of flatworms flaring nubby twin penises IMG TEXT: Win or lose, Iโm yours Flatworms joust with their penises. The โloserโ gets pregnant
I made a new zine! Some pages
#zine #eel #anglerfish #flatworm #spider
A new #marine #flatworm species, ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข, from the genus ๐๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ข has been described from Huidong, China.
โก๏ธ Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/zse....
#taxonomy #molecularphylogeny
The Presidential Flatworm Mystery
The Presidential Flatworm Mystery
#Taxonomy #Biology #Flatworm #Obama #Speciesnaming
sciencehumor.io/biology-memes/the-presid...
Photo collage of sea slugs and marine flatworms.
Ever since my brother introduced me to sea slugs and marine flatworms, I have been captivated by their otherworldly presence and fluidity. What sea creature or plant is your fascination and why?
#seaslug #flatworm #marinelife #gastropod #nudibranch #oceaninspired #oceanlove #seacreatures #sealife
October 17th: Moon + Blue-Lined Flatworm!
Have a blue guy encircling a moon!
#easyautumn #invertober #invertober2025 #sciart #art #artchallenge #ninjascreations #inverts #moon #flatworm
Differences in gonadal sex allocation in a simultaneous #hermaphrodite commensal #flatworm under field conditions zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Platyhelminthes
A flatworm of the Planarian class. Probably a Dugesia species. This is a darkfield photo, where the subject (the flatworm) is illuminated but the background is dark. The head is basically triangle shape, and its eyespots near the base of the head make the flatworm look cross-eyed. The worm's digestive system is refracting more light, so is readily visible as a branching structure behind the head.
Look at this wonderful little flatworm! #Planarian #flatworm
cycloporus venetus - flatworm - apparently found in sg too! lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/u...
#ScubaLife #ScubaDiving #flatworm #UnderwaterPhotography #OceanVibes #MarineLife #UnderwaterWorld #OceanWildlife #WildlifePhotography #OceanBeauty #PlanetEarth #OceanConservation
A small flatworm photographed under the microscope. The flatworm has two small eye spots towards the head and a bright orange band in the middle of the its body.
I spent some time today looking a this cool little flatworm under the microscope. I love the orange band! Anyone know who this is? #invertebrate #flatworm ๐ฆ
That moment when you realise it's 4:59pm on a Friday and your to-do list still has 7 tasks ๐ฌ ๐
This flatworm gets it.
#FreshwaterFridays #Flatworm #Rush #Weekend #FridayVibes
We are looking for a #PhD Student in our group on #Cellular and genetic basis for #irradiation resistance in a microscopic #flatworm Stenostomum in the NCN project, '#Radiation resistance of #stem #cells in an evolutionary perspective'
www.biol.uw.edu.pl/staze-stypen...
Could someone put a name to a #flatworm from #Bermuda? This is a beautiful Polycladida (likely Suborden Cotylea, family Pseudocerotidae?) from our reefs, and I was trying to put a name on it... Pictures here, video in the next message!
The first character you'll meet in ASTRONAUTILUS is PIMBUS! This helpful flatworm knows a thing or two about the planet you're exploring. #ASTRONAUTILUS #flatworm
NEW CHAPTER ALERT!: It's Soda & the Wazzfish Kweendom: Chapter 3! ALSO: Today's zine has lots of freaky facts about flukes, which are disgusting creatures. Read for free here: www.royalroad.com/fiction/1076... or visit sifillis.com! #book #books #zine #zines #90s #vcr #vhs #fluke #flukes #flatworm
Arrowhead Flatworm. They usually appear during rainy season here. Feels like oil moving around. Very shiny creature.
#nature #worms #flatworm #naturesky #photography #stuffweseearound #home
Candy striped Flatworm (Prostheceraeus vittatus) and its prey the lightbulb sea squirt (Clavelina lepadiformis) at Strangford Lough
#flatworm
Thysanozoon nigropapillosum (starry flatworm)
This Thysanozoon nigropapillosum flatworm is often mistaken for a nudibranch. I was surprised the first time I saw one. It's a nudi - nope - what the hell is it? Well, it's beautiful anyway.
#MarineLife #flatworm
Went on a night #dive on a sandy bottom site and found this Thysanozoon nigropapillosum aka yellow dotted #flatworm โ natureโs way of proving that polka dots never go out of style.
๐ Komodo, Indonesia
Drawing of a merperson with a flatworm tail facing away from the viewer and leaning onto a rock.
#mermay day 12: worm. It's flatworm time baby! #pencildrawing #pencilart #traditionaldrawing #traditionalart #drawing #myart #artistsonbluesky #art #mermay2025 #merperson #merfolk #flatworm #marineworm #hancocksflatworm
Spotted a Pseudobiceros bedfordi aka Persian Carpet #Flatworm gliding over the sandy bottom during our night dive. This stunning Indo-Pacific flatworm is known for its pretty, vivid and symmetrical #patterns.
๐ Komodo, Indonesia
All has already been said. It's just a closeup of the head, also against a black background, but I did a poor job at cleaning the glass.
Here's a closeup of the head with those flappy things and all the little eyes. If you know what the flaps are called and what function they serve, please let me know! :D
#Platyhelminthes #Worms #FlatWorm
Top-down closeup of Prostheceraeus moseleyi against a black background. As the name "flat worm" suggests, it is indeed very flat. (This individual was not even 1mm thick, while being about 1cm in length) It has a white base colour with black spots throughout. The margin is yellow. The head has two dark purple flappy thingies, sticking up like feelers. I have no idea, sadly, what they are called. Barely visible on the photos and between the flaps are many tiny black pigment-spots which serve as eyes.
It's my first #InverteFest! ๐ฅณ
To celebrate, here is a flat worm "dressed" for the occasion! Very colourful. Very pretty. Very dragonfruit. :)
Prostheceraeus moseleyi typically feeds on Ascidians, and is found in rocky habitats.
#MarineLife #Macro #Macrophotography #Nature #FlatWorm #Worm
A persian carpet flatworm
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #giliair #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #seaslug #flatworm #persian #carpet
