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#NewSpecies!
New sea snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Bulla niauensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C214-FF8E-FC75-F88CFD71FAAF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #BullaNiauensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails

michael Apr 21

the stars of this week's feature in #CurrentBiology are more than 400 cuddly #koalas! It's all about #conservation #genomics, also covering eg #SnowLeopards, #SeaSnails, #lemurs https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html

#science #genome

survival secrets of the koalas

After the rather depressing outlook on AI safety (or lack thereof) I needed a bit of comfort and joy, so I jumped at the opportunity presen...

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michael Apr 20

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 8: More than 400 #koala genomes provide the peg for this feature on #conservation #genomics. Also included: #snowLeopards, #seaSnails and #lemurs

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/survival-secrets-of-koalas.html #science #ecology #genome

survival secrets of the koalas

After the rather depressing outlook on AI safety (or lack thereof) I needed a bit of comfort and joy, so I jumped at the opportunity presen...

Plazi Species Apr 10

#NewSpecies!
New cone snail from the #frenchpolynesia just crawled in:

Conus georgesrichardi

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/CA729441-C216-FF83-FCC0-FCC9FDAAF94C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/geodiversitas2026v48a6
#Geodiversitas #ConusGeorgesrichardi

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #malacology #gastropods #snails #seasnails #conesnails

Ms. Que Banh Mar 27

Visiting big Auntie with Mom before heading off to set up for UVIC Campus Community Garden Spring Market. Auntie's husband harvested oysters & sea snails with his friend, late last night. I haven't had sea snails in almost a decade. We eat them with 2 different dipping sauces - nuoc cham sauce with lemon & garlic butter sauce.

#Seafood #shellfish #oysters #SeaSnails #Food #SeafoodHarvest #WildFoods #VancouverIsland #PNW #SalishSeaFoods #AsianMastodon