Blogs of the CEG research group

Annelida, eller segmenterte ormer, er en stor og mangfoldig gruppe av metazoer med over 20 000 arter, som blant annet omfatter meitemark, igler, echiurider, sipunculider og polychaeter. Med over 300 arter er polychaete-familien Cirratulidae en av de mest artsrike og vanlige i bentiske samfunn i en rekke habitater. […]

Annelida, or segmented worms, is a vast and diverse group of metazoans of over 20000 species that includes, amongst others, earthworms, leeches, echiurids, sipunculids and polychaetes. With over 300 species the polychaete family Cirratulidae is one of the most species-rich and common in benthic assemblages in a variety […]

We all know a worm. We all know a snail. Or at least, we think we do.But nature often blurs the lines we draw so confidently. In the case of vermetid snails, also known as “worm snails,” appearances can be deceiving. These creatures look like worms but are, […]

Den marine biologiske mangfoldigheten i Europa anses generelt å være godt kjent sammenlignet med andre regioner, spesielt i den globale sørlige halvkule. Imidlertid er også i europeiske farvann noen habitater og regioner knapt studert, og mange arter kan fortsatt være uoppdagede og ubeskrevne. Dette er for eksempel vist […]

The marine biodiversity of Europe is generally considered well known comparison to other regions, especially of the global South. However, also in European waters, some habitats and regions have been scarcely studied and many species could remain to be discovered and described. This has been shown, for example, […]

Drawing a shark could be fun, so why not following a step-by-step tutorial for it? As many suggest, let`s start by deconstruct your soon to be shark in simple geometrical figures. A triangle can be the head, a dorsal fin or a tail. One or two rectangles for […]

Rekke Entoprocta (også kalt Kamptozoa) er kjent som begermark. Globalt er det kjent 260 arter til dags dato, og 30 i Norge. Individene er små, med en kroppsstørrelse på 0,5–7 mm. Imidlertid bygger andre arter, i tillegg til solitære arter, kolonier som kan bli opptil 25 cm store. […]

The phylum Entoprocta (also called Kamptozoa) are known as the nicking worm. Globally, 260 species are known to date and 30 in Norway. The individuals are small with a body size of 0.5 – 7 mm. However, besides solitary species, other species build colonies and these can be […]

Etter Stian hadde vi en annen masterstudent, Pia, som konsentrerte seg om et rent bioinformatisk tema i vår gruppe. Hun forsvarte i går sin avhandling med tittelen «Evaluating the Applicability of Macrosynteny as a Phylogenetic Trait Based on an Exploration of Spiralia» (Evaluering av makrosyntenis anvendbarhet som et […]

After Stian, we had another Master student, Pia, who concentrated on a purely bioinformatic topic in our group. She successfully defend here thesis with the title “Evaluating the Applicability of Macrosynteny as a Phylogenetic Trait Based on an Exploration of Spiralia” yesterday. Like Stian, Pia is also moving […]