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SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 22 No. 6 2003 October
October, 2003 SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 22, No. 6 SUBJECT: B’03 Polychaetes continued - Polycirrus spp, Magelonidae, Lumbrineridae, and Glycera americana/ G. pacifica/G. nana. GUEST SPEAKER: none DATE: 12 Jaunuary 2004 TIME: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p. m. LOCATION: LACMNH - Worm Lab SWITCHED AT BIRTH The reader may notice that although this is only the October newsletter, the minutes from the November meeting are included. This is not proof positive that time travel is possible, but reflects the mysterious translocation of minutes from the September meeting to a foster home in Detroit. Since the November minutes were typed and ready to go, rather than delay yet another newsletter during this time of frantic “catching up”, your secretary made the decision to go with what was available. Let me assure everyone that the September minutes will be included in next month’s newsletter. Megan Lilly (CSD) NOVEMBER MINUTES The October SCAMIT meeting on Piromis sp A fide Harris 1985 miscellaneous polychaete issues was cancelled Anterior dorsal view. Image by R. Rowe due to the wildfire situation in Southern City of San Diego California. It has been rescheduled for January ITP Regional 2701 rep. 1, 24July00, depth 264 ft. The SCAMIT Newsletter is not deemed to be a valid publication for formal taxonomic purposes. October, 2003 SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 22, No. 6 12th. The scheduled topics remain: 1) made to accommodate all expected Polycirrus spp, 2) Magelonidae, 3) participants. If you don’t have his contact Lumbrineridae, and 4) Glycera americana/G. information, RSVP to Secretary Megan Lilly at pacifica/G. -
The Panamic Biota: Some Observations Prior to a Sea-Level Canal
Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington No. 2 THE PANAMIC BIOTA: SOME OBSERVATIONS PRIOR TO A SEA-LEVEL CANAL A Symposium Sponsored by The Biological Society of Washington The Conservation Foundation The National Museum of Natural History The Smithsonian Institution MEREDITH L. JONES, Editor September 28, 1972 CONTENTS Foreword The Editor - - - - - - - - - - Introduction Meredith L. Jones ____________ vi A Tribute to Waldo Lasalle Schmitt George A. Llano 1 Background for a New, Sea-Level, Panama Canal David Challinor - - - - - - - - - - - Observations on the Ecology of the Caribbean and Pacific Coasts of Panama - - - - Peter W. Glynn _ 13 Physical Characteristics of the Proposed Sea-Level Isthmian Canal John P. Sheffey - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31 Exchange of Water through the Proposed Sea-Level Canal at Panama Donald R. F. Harleman - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 41 Biological Results of the University of Miami Deep-Sea Expeditions. 93. Comments Concerning the University of Miami's Marine Biological Survey Related to the Panamanian Sea-Level Canal Gilbert L. Voss - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 49 Museums as Environmental Data Banks: Curatorial Problems Posed by an Extensive Biological Survey Richard S. Cowan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 59 A Review of the Marine Plants of Panama Sylvia A. Earle - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 69 Ecology and Species Diversity of -
Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Ever-Evolving Art of Self
RALPH WALDO EMERSON AND THE EVER-EVOLVING ART OF SELF-RELIANT READING BY THEODORE REND BARTON A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS English December 2012 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Approved by: Eric Wilson, Ph.D., Advisor Barry Maine, Ph.D., Chair Omaar Hena, Ph.D. My efforts and their results are dedicated to my grandmothers Irene Sauban and Jeanne Barton whose lives demonstrated the magnanimous effects of constant reading, and also to my brother William Barton who never hesitates to read from the text of the world. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This project and I are indebted to innumerable people for their love, support, and patience. I will always have indefatigable gratitude for my time with Eric Wilson, and for his indelible influence on my intellectual development while at Wake Forest University and in London. It must be rare that a graduate student is given the opportunity to study with a mentor whom he truly admires and looks up to, and I am cognizant of how lucky I’ve been. Similarly, it’s difficult to express the extent of my appreciation for Omaar Hena, but it’s clear that Wake is unbelievably lucky to employ him for what is certain to be a ground breaking and distinguished career in post-colonial studies. I also must thank my Cal. State professors Chad Luck, Margaret Doane, Cynthia Cotter, and Julie Sophia Paegle for preparing me for the rigors of graduate school and for their encouragement. -
List of Bivalve Molluscs from British Columbia, Canada
List of Bivalve Molluscs from British Columbia, Canada Compiled by Robert G. Forsyth Research Associate, Invertebrate Zoology, Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC V8W 9W2; [email protected] Rick M. Harbo Research Associate, Invertebrate Zoology, Royal BC Museum, 675 Belleville Street, Victoria BC V8W 9W2; [email protected] Last revised: 11 October 2013 INTRODUCTION Classification rankings are constantly under debate and review. The higher classification utilized here follows Bieler et al. (2010). Another useful resource is the online World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS; Gofas 2013) where the traditional ranking of Pteriomorphia, Palaeoheterodonta and Heterodonta as subclasses is used. This list includes 237 bivalve species from marine and freshwater habitats of British Columbia, Canada. Marine species (206) are mostly derived from Coan et al. (2000) and Carlton (2007). Freshwater species (31) are from Clarke (1981). Common names of marine bivalves are from Coan et al. (2000), who adopted most names from Turgeon et al. (1998); common names of freshwater species are from Turgeon et al. (1998). Changes to names or additions to the fauna since these two publications are marked with footnotes. Marine groups are in black type, freshwater taxa are in blue. Introduced (non-indigenous) species are marked with an asterisk (*). Marine intertidal species (n=84) are noted with a dagger (†). Quayle (1960) published a BC Provincial Museum handbook, The Intertidal Bivalves of British Columbia. Harbo (1997; 2011) provided illustrations and descriptions of many of the bivalves found in British Columbia, including an identification guide for bivalve siphons and “shows”. Lamb & Hanby (2005) also illustrated many species. -
Molecular Phylogeny of the Bivalve Superfamily Galeommatoidea
Goto et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2012, 12:172 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/172 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Molecular phylogeny of the bivalve superfamily Galeommatoidea (Heterodonta, Veneroida) reveals dynamic evolution of symbiotic lifestyle and interphylum host switching Ryutaro Goto1,2*, Atsushi Kawakita3, Hiroshi Ishikawa4, Yoichi Hamamura5 and Makoto Kato1 Abstract Background: Galeommatoidea is a superfamily of bivalves that exhibits remarkably diverse lifestyles. Many members of this group live attached to the body surface or inside the burrows of other marine invertebrates, including crustaceans, holothurians, echinoids, cnidarians, sipunculans and echiurans. These symbiotic species exhibit high host specificity, commensal interactions with hosts, and extreme morphological and behavioral adaptations to symbiotic life. Host specialization to various animal groups has likely played an important role in the evolution and diversification of this bivalve group. However, the evolutionary pathway that led to their ecological diversity is not well understood, in part because of their reduced and/or highly modified morphologies that have confounded traditional taxonomy. This study elucidates the taxonomy of the Galeommatoidea and their evolutionary history of symbiotic lifestyle based on a molecular phylogenic analysis of 33 galeommatoidean and five putative galeommatoidean species belonging to 27 genera and three families using two nuclear ribosomal genes (18S and 28S ribosomal DNA) and a nuclear (histone H3) and mitochondrial (cytochrome oxidase subunit I) protein-coding genes. Results: Molecular phylogeny recovered six well-supported major clades within Galeommatoidea. Symbiotic species were found in all major clades, whereas free-living species were grouped into two major clades. Species symbiotic with crustaceans, holothurians, sipunculans, and echiurans were each found in multiple major clades, suggesting that host specialization to these animal groups occurred repeatedly in Galeommatoidea. -
SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 4 No. 7 1985 October
r£c M/rs/?]T Southern California Association of • J c Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists 3720 Stephen White Drive San Pedro, California 90731 f*T£eRA*6 October 1985 vol. 4, Ho.7 Next Meeting: Nobember 18, 1985 Guest Speaker: Dr. Burton Jones, Research Associate Professor, Biology, U.S.C. Inter disciplinary Study of the Chemical and Physical Oceanography of White's Point, Place: Cabrillo Marine Museum 3720 Stephen White Drive San Pedro, Ca. 90731 Specimen Exchange Group: Sipuncula and Echiura Topic Taxonomic Group: Terebellidae MINUTES FROM OCTOBER, 21 1985 Our special guest speaker was Dr. John Garth of the Allan Hancock Foundation, U.S.C. He spoke about his participation with Captain Hancock and the Galapagos expedi tions aboard the Velero III. This ship was 195 feet long, 31 feet wide at the beam and cruised at 13.5 knots. It had adequate fuel and water for each cruise to last two to three months with a minimum of port calls. Thirty-two people could be accomodated on board. Of these, usually fourteen were in the captains party and were provided private staterooms with bath. Also onboard were a photographer, chief operations officer, and a physician. The visiting scien tists included individuals from major zoos, aquaria, and museums. In later cruises, many graduate students from U.S.C. participated. The Velero III had five 60 gallon aquaria for maintenance of live aquatic specimens. Two 26 foot launches and three 13 foot skiffs were available for shoreward excursions and landings. Though busily collecting specimens pertaining to their interests on each cruise, the scientists had considerable exposure to entertainment. -
Iona 2002 Monitoring Program Report
APPENDIX C Benthic Infaunal Data Appendix C1 Taxonomic References Appendix C2 Benthic Infaunal Data Appendix C3 Field Notes and Debris Descriptions Appendix C4 QA/QC Sorting Log 2003 Georgia Strait Ambient Monitoring Program Greater Vancouver Regional District 2003 Georgia Strait Ambient Monitoring Program Greater Vancouver Regional District APPENDIX C1 Taxonomic References 2003 Georgia Strait Ambient Monitoring Program Greater Vancouver Regional District C1-1 2003 Georgia Strait Ambient Monitoring Program Greater Vancouver Regional District C1-2 Abbott, R.R.T. 1974. American Seashells. 2nd Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York, NY. 541 pp. Abbott, R.T. and S.P. Danse. 1982. Compendium of Seashells. E.P. Dutton, Inc., New York, NY. 411 pp. Altman, L.C. 1936. Oligochaeta of Washington. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. 136 pp. Arai, M.N. 1971. Pachycerianthus (Ceriantharia) from BC and Washington. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Canada. 28:1677-1680. Austin, W.C. 1985. An Annotated Checklist of Marine Invertebrates in the Cold Temperate Northeast Pacific: Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Khoyatan Marine Laboratory, Cowichan Bay, BC. 682 pp. Baker, H.R. 1982. Two new phallodriline genera of marine Oligochaeta (Annelida: Tubificidae) from the Pacific Northeast. Can. J. Zool. 60:2487-2500. Baker, H.R. and C. Erseus. 1982. A new species of Bacescuella Hrabe (Oligochaeta, Tubificidae) from the Pacific coast of Canada. Can. J. Zool. 60:1951-1954. Baker, H.R. 1983. New species of Tubificoides Lastocking (Oligochaeta; Tubificidae) from the Pacific Northeast and the Arctic. Can. J. Zool. 61:1270-1283. Banse, K. 1971. A new species, and additions to the descriptions of six other species of Syllides Orsted (Syllidas: Polychaeta). -
2020 Interim Receiving Waters Monitoring Report
POINT LOMA OCEAN OUTFALL MONTHLY RECEIVING WATERS INTERIM RECEIVING WATERS MONITORING REPORT FOR THE POINTM ONITORINGLOMA AND SOUTH R EPORTBAY OCEAN OUTFALLS POINT LOMA 2020 WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT NPDES Permit No. CA0107409 SDRWQCB Order No. R9-2017-0007 APRIL 2021 Environmental Monitoring and Technical Services 2392 Kincaid Road x Mail Station 45A x San Diego, CA 92101 Tel (619) 758-2300 Fax (619) 758-2309 INTERIM RECEIVING WATERS MONITORING REPORT FOR THE POINT LOMA AND SOUTH BAY OCEAN OUTFALLS 2020 POINT LOMA WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (ORDER NO. R9-2017-0007; NPDES NO. CA0107409) SOUTH BAY WATER RECLAMATION PLANT (ORDER NO. R9-2013-0006 AS AMENDED; NPDES NO. CA0109045) SOUTH BAY INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (ORDER NO. R9-2014-0009 AS AMENDED; NPDES NO. CA0108928) Prepared by: City of San Diego Ocean Monitoring Program Environmental Monitoring & Technical Services Division Ryan Kempster, Editor Ami Latker, Editor June 2021 Table of Contents Production Credits and Acknowledgements ...........................................................................ii Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................1 A. Latker, R. Kempster Chapter 1. General Introduction ............................................................................................3 A. Latker, R. Kempster Chapter 2. Water Quality .......................................................................................................15 S. Jaeger, A. Webb, R. Kempster, -
Australian Tropical Marine Micromolluscs: an Overwhelming Bias
diversity Review Australian Tropical Marine Micromolluscs: An Overwhelming Bias Peter U. Middelfart 1, Lisa A. Kirkendale 1,2,* and Nerida G. Wilson 1,3 1 Department of Aquatic Zoology, Western Australian Museum, Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, WA 6986, Australia; [email protected] (P.U.M.); [email protected] (N.G.W.) 2 School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia 3 School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +61-08-9212-3747 Academic Editor: Michael Wink Received: 26 April 2016; Accepted: 26 July 2016; Published: 2 August 2016 Abstract: Assessing the marine biodiversity of the tropics can be overwhelming, especially for the Mollusca, one of the largest marine phyla in the sea. With a diversity that can exceed macrofaunal richness in many groups, the micro/meiofaunal component is one of most overlooked biotas in surveys due to the time-consuming nature of collecting, sorting, and identifying this assemblage. We review trends in micromollusc research highlighting the Australian perspective that reveals a dwindling taxonomic effort through time and discuss pervasive obstacles of relevance to the taxonomy of micromolluscs globally. Since a high during the 1970s, followed by a smaller peak in 2000, in 2010 we observe a low in micromolluscan collection activity in Australia not seen since the 1930s. Although challenging, considered planning at each step of the species identification pathway can reduce barriers to micromolluscan research (e.g., role of types, dedicated sampling, integration of microscopy and genetic methods). -
SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 21 No. 12 2003 April
April, 2003 SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 21, No. 12 SUBJECT: Pre-Bight Information Meeting on Deeper Water Cnidaria GUEST SPEAKER: Discussion Leader - John Ljubenkov DATE: 9 June 2003 TIME: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p. m. LOCATION: Dancing Coyote Ranch (contact Megan Lilly for directions) APRIL MINUTES The morning began with Kelvin Barwick discussing upcoming meetings. June 9 will be a Pre-Bight information meeting on deeper water Cnidaria, and Taxonomic Nomenclature by John Ljubenkov at Dancing Coyote Ranch. Email or call Megan Lilly for directions. July 14 will be another Pre-Bight information meeting, this one on deeper water echinoderms, conducted by M. Lilly at the City of San Diego’s Marine Lab. And finally, on August 11, Larry Lovell will hold a Pre-Bight information meeting on deeper water polychaetes. This meeting will also be held at Prometor sp LA1 in situ the City of San Diego Marine Lab. Photo: Tom Parker, CSDLAC Marine Biology Lab Next to have the floor was Don Cadien, who wanted to discuss the concept of “specialist taxonomy” for the upcoming Bight’03 project. He feels that this option benefited the data during the B’98 project and seems worthwhile to do a second time. He recommended the following groups be identified by a specialist - The SCAMIT Newsletter is not deemed to be a valid publication for formal taxonomic purposes. April, 2003 SCAMIT Newsletter Vol. 21, No. 12 all Anthozoa, which has subsequently been SCAMIT listserver to distribute information given to John Ljubenkov for ID, and the and questions regarding the project. -
Abstract Volume
ABSTRACT VOLUME August 11-16, 2019 1 2 Table of Contents Pages Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………………………………...1 Abstracts Symposia and Contributed talks……………………….……………………………………………3-226 Poster Presentations…………………………………………………………………………………227-292 3 Venom Evolution of West African Cone Snails (Gastropoda: Conidae) Samuel Abalde*1, Manuel J. Tenorio2, Carlos M. L. Afonso3, and Rafael Zardoya1 1Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN-CSIC), Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva 2Universidad de Cadiz, Departamento CMIM y Química Inorgánica – Instituto de Biomoléculas (INBIO) 3Universidade do Algarve, Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR) Cone snails form one of the most diverse families of marine animals, including more than 900 species classified into almost ninety different (sub)genera. Conids are well known for being active predators on worms, fishes, and even other snails. Cones are venomous gastropods, meaning that they use a sophisticated cocktail of hundreds of toxins, named conotoxins, to subdue their prey. Although this venom has been studied for decades, most of the effort has been focused on Indo-Pacific species. Thus far, Atlantic species have received little attention despite recent radiations have led to a hotspot of diversity in West Africa, with high levels of endemic species. In fact, the Atlantic Chelyconus ermineus is thought to represent an adaptation to piscivory independent from the Indo-Pacific species and is, therefore, key to understanding the basis of this diet specialization. We studied the transcriptomes of the venom gland of three individuals of C. ermineus. The venom repertoire of this species included more than 300 conotoxin precursors, which could be ascribed to 33 known and 22 new (unassigned) protein superfamilies, respectively. Most abundant superfamilies were T, W, O1, M, O2, and Z, accounting for 57% of all detected diversity. -
Locomotion and Functional Spine Morphology of the Heart Urchin Brisaster Fragilis, with Comparisons to B. Latifrons
Hindawi Publishing Corporation Journal of Marine Biology Volume 2014, Article ID 297631, 9 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/297631 Research Article Locomotion and Functional Spine Morphology of the Heart Urchin Brisaster fragilis, with Comparisons to B. latifrons Danielle E. Walker1 and Jean-Marc Gagnon2 1 Interdisciplinary Office/Biomedical Science Program, Faculty of Science, University of Ottawa, Gendron Hall, 30 Marie Curie, Room 081, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1N 6N5 2 Research & Collections, Canadian Museum of Nature, P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa, ON, Canada K1P 6P4 Correspondence should be addressed to Jean-Marc Gagnon; [email protected] Received 20 May 2014; Accepted 28 August 2014; Published 22 September 2014 Academic Editor: Robert A. Patzner Copyright © 2014 D. E. Walker and J.-M. Gagnon. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The heart urchin Brisaster fragilis is an important bioturbator found in the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Several adaptations allow it to move within fine sediments (e.g., test shape, spine morphology, and distribution), which are compared here to those ofits Pacific sibling species B. latifrons.Whileventralspatulatespinesanddorsalandanterolateral curvilinear spines are similar between the two species, anterior spines differ significantly: sigmoid-shaped for B. fragilis and curvilinear for B. latifrons. This morphological difference, in addition to a narrower plastron for B. fragilis, suggests a different digging strategy. In situ video observations of B. fragilis show a “dig and move” strategy: anterior spines “dig” forward at the sediment while the plastron spines “move” the urchin into the newly created space.