Peter Funch
@biofunch.bsky.social
Researcher at Aarhus University. Interested in sponges, microscopic animals, and diversity of life. Discovered Cycliophora and Micrognathozoa
Why do some whelk shells turn green?
We study whelk in aquaria to understand why some shells turn green. In the video you can see how whelks extend and move use a long proboscis for feeding.
Funded by EMFAF & the EU.
#JadeWhelk #MarineBiology #EUfunded #EMFAF
We study whelk in aquaria to understand why some shells turn green. In the video you can see how whelks extend and move use a long proboscis for feeding.
Funded by EMFAF & the EU.
#JadeWhelk #MarineBiology #EUfunded #EMFAF
November 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Why do some whelk shells turn green?
We study whelk in aquaria to understand why some shells turn green. In the video you can see how whelks extend and move use a long proboscis for feeding.
Funded by EMFAF & the EU.
#JadeWhelk #MarineBiology #EUfunded #EMFAF
We study whelk in aquaria to understand why some shells turn green. In the video you can see how whelks extend and move use a long proboscis for feeding.
Funded by EMFAF & the EU.
#JadeWhelk #MarineBiology #EUfunded #EMFAF
Good morning Breadcrumb sponge – time to stop pumping ☀️Our new preprint shows sunrise-induced contractions in Halichondria panicea👉 Even animals without nerves or muscles respond to daily light cycles
doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
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Diurnal rhythms with sunrise-induced oscular contractions suggest photosensitivity in the demosponge Halichondria panicea
Despite their quiescent lifestyle, sponges display contraction-expansion behaviours that regulate water flow through their aquiferous system. These behaviours are intrinsically generated but can be mo...
doi.org
September 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Good morning Breadcrumb sponge – time to stop pumping ☀️Our new preprint shows sunrise-induced contractions in Halichondria panicea👉 Even animals without nerves or muscles respond to daily light cycles
doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
@VILLUMscience
#IndependentResearchFundDenmark
doi: doi.org/10.1101/2025...
@VILLUMscience
#IndependentResearchFundDenmark
Join Denmark's excellent community of zoomorphologists and evolutionary biologists for a day of stimulating talks, networking, and discussions!
Let us know if you will participate and maybe give a talk, on your research or ’cool methods/facilities’ 🔬
Let us know if you will participate and maybe give a talk, on your research or ’cool methods/facilities’ 🔬
January 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Join Denmark's excellent community of zoomorphologists and evolutionary biologists for a day of stimulating talks, networking, and discussions!
Let us know if you will participate and maybe give a talk, on your research or ’cool methods/facilities’ 🔬
Let us know if you will participate and maybe give a talk, on your research or ’cool methods/facilities’ 🔬
Reposted by Peter Funch
Monod Conference "Origin of metazoans": fossils, genomes, cell biology, gene regulation, development, and more.
Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue!
🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4.
Register and share!
www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/origin-me...
Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue!
🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4.
Register and share!
www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/origin-me...
Origin of metazoans
Roscoff (Bretagne), France, June 16-20, 2025Deadline for application: March 4, 2025
www.insb.cnrs.fr
January 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Monod Conference "Origin of metazoans": fossils, genomes, cell biology, gene regulation, development, and more.
Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue!
🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4.
Register and share!
www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/origin-me...
Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue!
🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4.
Register and share!
www.insb.cnrs.fr/fr/origin-me...
Reposted by Peter Funch
Hvis alle brændte biomasse som Danmark, ville al skov i hele verden være fældet om 50 år. Den lader vi lige stå. #dkpol jyllands-posten.dk/debat/leder/...
December 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Hvis alle brændte biomasse som Danmark, ville al skov i hele verden være fældet om 50 år. Den lader vi lige stå. #dkpol jyllands-posten.dk/debat/leder/...
Our new research on a calcareous syconoid sponge, reveals high choanocyte pumping rates and sheds light on its aquiferous system, enhancing our understanding of sponge fluid dynamics. #BiologyAarhus
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Aquiferous system, filtration rates and hydrodynamics of the syconoid calcareous sponge Urna sp.
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November 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Our new research on a calcareous syconoid sponge, reveals high choanocyte pumping rates and sheds light on its aquiferous system, enhancing our understanding of sponge fluid dynamics. #BiologyAarhus
#VILLUMscience
#IndependentResearchFundDenmark
rdcu.be/dXZ5y
#VILLUMscience
#IndependentResearchFundDenmark
rdcu.be/dXZ5y