Thomas Schwaha
@tschwaha.bsky.social
Zoology, Microscopy, Evolutionary Biology
nice. I can take a look at it on the oslo meeting,but I presume the colony is not large. It definitely needs histology to identify or describe.
January 20, 2026 at 2:04 AM
nice. I can take a look at it on the oslo meeting,but I presume the colony is not large. It definitely needs histology to identify or describe.
I dont recall seeing them on the operculum, but I never looked. I have, however, seen some specifically growing on compound eyes on larger crustaceans, but in deeper water of japan. how many specimens do you have?
January 19, 2026 at 1:50 PM
I dont recall seeing them on the operculum, but I never looked. I have, however, seen some specifically growing on compound eyes on larger crustaceans, but in deeper water of japan. how many specimens do you have?
like the worms or their tubes?
January 19, 2026 at 12:34 PM
like the worms or their tubes?
Reposted by Thomas Schwaha
Boring bivalves are actually quite interesting! The ability to bore into rock has evolved multiple times in bivalves. @spissatella.bsky.social found that boring bivalves have a greater variety of forms than their non-boring counterparts! (220)
August 31, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Boring bivalves are actually quite interesting! The ability to bore into rock has evolved multiple times in bivalves. @spissatella.bsky.social found that boring bivalves have a greater variety of forms than their non-boring counterparts! (220)
and the second here:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
The ectoparasitic seal louse, Echinophthirius horridus, relies on a sealed tracheal system and spiracle closing apparatus for underwater respiration - Communications Biology
Morphological and experimental analyses of seal lice reveal a unique spiracle-closing system and exclude plastron use, suggesting cuticular and pigment-based respiration with limited tracheal oxygen s...
www.nature.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
and the second here:
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
www.nature.com/articles/s42...