The study, led by biologists at Harvard University, found that the slugs build sac-like structures known as kleptosomes out of their own cells in which the chloroplasts are stashed. The kleptosomes ...

Biogeographical regions of marine organisms, i.e., their distribution across different habitats, often overlap well with the major global ocean currents. The geological age of the currents plays a ...

Fossil evidence reveals that molluscs may have been among the first animals to spend time out of the water, overturning the popular theory that arthropods were the undisputed early land pioneers. The ...

18 new species of molluscs identified Date: April 28, 2014 Source: Universidad de Cádiz Summary: A researcher has reviewed, from a molecular and morphological point of view, a family of marine ...

THE following extract from Prof. Joseph Leidy's paper on “Vertebrate Remains, chiefly from the Phosphate Beds of South Carolina,” which appeared in NATURE, vol. xx. p. 354, will serve in aid ...

On French Mediterranean, invasive blue crab wreaks havoc on local molluscs. By Reuters. September 1, 2021 11:52 AM UTC Updated September 1, 2021 By Alexandre Minguez. CANET-SAINT ...

Smart molluscs – yes, smart molluscs – could watch our waterways 24/7 for pollution. Devin Coldewey. 1:11 PM PST · January 10, 2024. If the clams could speak, what would they say?

Interestingly, many of the predators of molluscs, for example sea stars, aren’t fast moving themselves. O’ but if molluscs could acoustically communicate, who would be the prime candidates? Vermeij ...

So without further ado, the 10 reasons why Molluscs are the best. More body size range than any other group. The biggest invertebrate? A mollusc! And it has hooks! Way over 100,000 molluscs! [Insert ...

But you went there to find molluscs. Simon Grove: Well, Rob happens to live in Port Arthur, that's where Rob retired to and that's where he has his boat, so it's the obvious place to start dredging.