#octocoralFriday with brand new octocoral freshly added to the IUCN Red List 😎

The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is a strain of the green macroalgae 𝘜𝘭𝘷𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 Linnaeus 1753. This strain of a sea lettuce species is mostly cosmopolitan. It can be found from Antarctica to the Arctic, including tropical waters. CCMAR - Centro de Ciências do Mar

The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is a filamentous cyanobacterial strain that produces dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP). Despite its complex name, this compound is crucial in regulating our planet's climate🌡🌏! CIIMAR-UP LEGE-CC

The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is a specimen of the coral 𝘌𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘢 (Pallas, 1766). This octocoral produce eunicellins - 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆.

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Eu não sei alguém concorda mas eu cá acho que há agradecimentos em artigos científicos que têm mais peso que muita co-autoria não acham?

The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is a strain of the brown macroalga 𝘗𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘴 (C. Agardh) E.C. Henry & G.R. South 1987. These algae forms small marine forests, essential habitats for a wide variety of marine organisms.

We are so happy to finally have a very needed view of the rich data imprisoned in the PDF prison, not to speak the hard copies in the natural history libraries! Many years in doing, now an opportunity for journals to present their contribution to science plazi.org/posts/2025/02/…

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The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is a specimen of the marine sponge 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢 Sarà & Melone, 1965 - DEEP_2021_0087. 💡 Did you know that compounds with antibacterial activity have already been isolated from this species?

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Investigação sobre a taxonomia feita no CIIMAR-UP por mim no âmbito Biobanco Azul Português

The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is the bacterial strain 𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘻𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 sp. nov. NE40T (da Silva et al., 2025). This strain was isolated from the octocoral 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺𝘵𝘰𝘯 sp. (Forskål, 1775) 🪸

Upcycled abode, cute and cozy! The #deepcoraladventure science team encountered several species of hermit crabs during ROV dives in Bremer Canyon in 2020.

The 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗢𝘂𝗿𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗹 of this week is a specimen of the ectoparasite 𝘈𝘮𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮 (E.-M. Brown) E.-M. Brown & Hovasse, 1946. This treasure is a microscopic dinoflagellate ectoparasite that affects marine fish📉🐟.

Tackling Temporary Names in WoRMS: Interim Solutions for the Taxonomic Impediment marinespecies.org/news.php?p=sho… #marinespecies LifeWatch VLIZ UN Ocean Decade