#molluscs — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #molluscs, aggregated by home.social.
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"A glimpse into the terrestrial
invertebrate communities
of Sazani island, Albania
(arthropods, molluscs)"Sazan Island is the island in Albania that was formerly a military installation, then protected habitat, then promised to Kushner, et al.
This 2025 paper goes into some of the biodiversity there.
https://ecologia-mediterranea.univ-avignon.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/11/EM-511-Corpus-V1.pdf#page=59 #Albania #Corruption #Environment #FlamingoRevolution #Arthropods #Molluscs
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"A glimpse into the terrestrial
invertebrate communities
of Sazani island, Albania
(arthropods, molluscs)"Sazan Island is the island in Albania that was formerly a military installation, then protected habitat, then promised to Kushner, et al.
This 2025 paper goes into some of the biodiversity there.
https://ecologia-mediterranea.univ-avignon.fr/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2025/11/EM-511-Corpus-V1.pdf#page=59 #Albania #Corruption #Environment #FlamingoRevolution #Arthropods #Molluscs
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Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents,
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species"The global assessment of endemic hydrothermal vent molluscs also reveals the value of protected and conserved areas, where mining is not permitted. Over 30 vent species worldwide are Least Concern thanks to living in Marine Protected Areas, such as Provanna exquisita, an ornate snail that lives only in the Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean." >>
https://iucn.org/press-release/202607/desert-frog-deep-sea-molluscs-remarkable-species-risk-iucn-red-list
#biodiversity #extinction #molluscs #pacific #ocean #MarianaTrench #MarineLife #conservation #mining #extractivism #DeepSeaMining #gadgets -
Deep-sea mining threatens over half of molluscs reliant on hydrothermal vents,
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species"The global assessment of endemic hydrothermal vent molluscs also reveals the value of protected and conserved areas, where mining is not permitted. Over 30 vent species worldwide are Least Concern thanks to living in Marine Protected Areas, such as Provanna exquisita, an ornate snail that lives only in the Mariana Arc of Fire National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean." >>
https://iucn.org/press-release/202607/desert-frog-deep-sea-molluscs-remarkable-species-risk-iucn-red-list
#biodiversity #extinction #molluscs #pacific #ocean #MarianaTrench #MarineLife #conservation #mining #extractivism #DeepSeaMining #gadgets -
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6-May-2026
Turning #Camellia #shell #waste into a dual nutrient trap for #wastewater cleanuphttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127067
See also my recent feature about #oyster shells (magic link provides free access)
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-about-oysters.html
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6-May-2026
Turning #Camellia #shell #waste into a dual nutrient trap for #wastewater cleanuphttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1127067
See also my recent feature about #oyster shells (magic link provides free access)
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-about-oysters.html
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Oysters have such amazing zig-zag shells! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../low-tide-sampler.html #VancouverIsland #Oysters #InverteFest #Molluscs #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #NaturePhotography
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Oysters have such amazing zig-zag shells! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../low-tide-sampler.html #VancouverIsland #Oysters #InverteFest #Molluscs #Invertebrates #MarineInvertebrates #IntertidalInvertebrates #NaturePhotography
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"The fan mussel Pinna nobilis, the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, has experienced a near-total collapse since 2016 due to mass mortality events (MMEs) primarily caused by the protozoan parasite Haplosporidium pinnae. Now listed as Critically Endangered, the species is considered functionally extinct across most of its native range. However, recent surveys in the Thau Lagoon (southern France) revealed a large resilient population, with total abundance previously estimated at over 100,000 individuals. Within this population, exceptionally high densities were recorded along the Tocs sandbank system and the adjacent Quilles sector. Densities were quantified by freediving-based 100 m² belt transects (50 m × 2 m; n = 89) across 15 stations. Our study reports unprecedented densities, with a global mean of 78.6 ± 8.7 individuals/100 m² and a maximum of 511 individuals/100 m², surpassing previously reported values. Extrapolation within a conservative 180-ha core survey area yields a total abundance exceeding 1.4 million individuals."
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"The fan mussel Pinna nobilis, the largest bivalve endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, has experienced a near-total collapse since 2016 due to mass mortality events (MMEs) primarily caused by the protozoan parasite Haplosporidium pinnae. Now listed as Critically Endangered, the species is considered functionally extinct across most of its native range. However, recent surveys in the Thau Lagoon (southern France) revealed a large resilient population, with total abundance previously estimated at over 100,000 individuals. Within this population, exceptionally high densities were recorded along the Tocs sandbank system and the adjacent Quilles sector. Densities were quantified by freediving-based 100 m² belt transects (50 m × 2 m; n = 89) across 15 stations. Our study reports unprecedented densities, with a global mean of 78.6 ± 8.7 individuals/100 m² and a maximum of 511 individuals/100 m², surpassing previously reported values. Extrapolation within a conservative 180-ha core survey area yields a total abundance exceeding 1.4 million individuals."
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They have a bizarre and somewhat brutal biological quirk. Because their anatomy is so large, they occasionally get "stuck" during mating. When this happens, one slug will actually chew off the other's phallus to separate. This is called apophallation. The "victim" then lives the rest of its life as a female (they are #hermaphrodites).
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They have a bizarre and somewhat brutal biological quirk. Because their anatomy is so large, they occasionally get "stuck" during mating. When this happens, one slug will actually chew off the other's phallus to separate. This is called apophallation. The "victim" then lives the rest of its life as a female (they are #hermaphrodites).
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They have a bizarre and somewhat brutal biological quirk. Because their anatomy is so large, they occasionally get "stuck" during mating. When this happens, one slug will actually chew off the other's phallus to separate. This is called apophallation. The "victim" then lives the rest of its life as a female (they are #hermaphrodites).
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They have a bizarre and somewhat brutal biological quirk. Because their anatomy is so large, they occasionally get "stuck" during mating. When this happens, one slug will actually chew off the other's phallus to separate. This is called apophallation. The "victim" then lives the rest of its life as a female (they are #hermaphrodites).
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They have a bizarre and somewhat brutal biological quirk. Because their anatomy is so large, they occasionally get "stuck" during mating. When this happens, one slug will actually chew off the other's phallus to separate. This is called apophallation. The "victim" then lives the rest of its life as a female (they are #hermaphrodites).
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A banana slug navigates difficult terrain in Pacific Grove, California, US. It has a phallus that can stretch the entire length of its body (up to 15cm), and it emits a tongue-numbing mucous to deter predators.
Photograph: Rory Merry/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
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A banana slug navigates difficult terrain in Pacific Grove, California, US. It has a phallus that can stretch the entire length of its body (up to 15cm), and it emits a tongue-numbing mucous to deter predators.
Photograph: Rory Merry/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock
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#Sciart for #ValentinesDay 💕:
Heart Cockles! (Corculum cardissa)
“Cardium,” Plate 59 in General Conchology by William Wood (London, 1815)
Via Biodiversity Heritage Library:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/51003621825/
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#Sciart for #ValentinesDay 💕:
Heart Cockles! (Corculum cardissa)
“Cardium,” Plate 59 in General Conchology by William Wood (London, 1815)
Via Biodiversity Heritage Library:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/51003621825/
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Ragged Seahare (Bursatella leachii)
#SeaSlug #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #SeaSlugs #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Ragged Seahare (Bursatella leachii)
#SeaSlug #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #SeaSlugs #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Ragged Seahare (Bursatella leachii)
#SeaSlug #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #SeaSlugs #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Ragged Seahare (Bursatella leachii)
#SeaSlug #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #SeaSlugs #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur sinistrum)
#Whelk #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Whelks #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Lightning Whelk (Sinistrofulgur sinistrum)
#Whelk #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Whelks #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Cross-barred Venus (Chione elevata)
#Clam #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Shell #Clams #Bivalvia #Bivalve #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Cross-barred Venus (Chione elevata)
#Clam #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Shell #Clams #Bivalvia #Bivalve #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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"How should one photograph such an animal?" Peter Godfrey-Smith on the ethics of observing nudibranchs
https://metazoan.net/126-spun-of-light/#nature #MarineBiology #nudibranchs #photography #animals #molluscs #NaturePhotography #underwater #UnderwaterPhotography #NSW #blog
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"How should one photograph such an animal?" Peter Godfrey-Smith on the ethics of observing nudibranchs
https://metazoan.net/126-spun-of-light/#nature #MarineBiology #nudibranchs #photography #animals #molluscs #NaturePhotography #underwater #UnderwaterPhotography #NSW #blog
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Sawtooth Pen Shell (Atrina serrata)
#Atrina #PenShell #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Shell #Bivalvia #Bivalve #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Sawtooth Pen Shell (Atrina serrata)
#Atrina #PenShell #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Shell #Bivalvia #Bivalve #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year…
#ClimateEmergency #Extinction #Biodiversity #Loss #Global #Crisis #Year2025 #Profit #Capitalism #Animals #Birds #Conservation #Deforestation #Environment #Forests #Green #Islands #Mammals #Molluscs #Plants #Species #Wildlife #GlobalAnimals
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Declared extinct in 2025: A look back at some of the species we lost
Some species officially bid us farewell this year…
#ClimateEmergency #Extinction #Biodiversity #Loss #Global #Crisis #Year2025 #Profit #Capitalism #Animals #Birds #Conservation #Deforestation #Environment #Forests #Green #Islands #Mammals #Molluscs #Plants #Species #Wildlife #GlobalAnimals
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Atlantic Calico Scallops (Argopecten gibbus)
#Scallops #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Bivalvia #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Atlantic Calico Scallops (Argopecten gibbus)
#Scallops #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Bivalvia #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Variable Wormsnail (Petaloconchus varians)
#SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Variable Wormsnail (Petaloconchus varians)
#SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Fargo Worm Snail (Vermicularia fargoi)
#SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Fargo Worm Snail (Vermicularia fargoi)
#SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Florida Worm Snail (Vermicularia knorrii)
#SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Florida Worm Snail (Vermicularia knorrii)
#SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Gastropoda #Gastropods #Snail #Snails #Shell #Shells #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
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Broad-ribbed Cardita (Cardites floridanus)
#Clam #SeaLife #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #MarineLife #Shell #Clams #Bivalvia #Bivalve #Bivalves #Mollusca #Molluscs #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography
