From romunov from gmail.com Mon Jan 5 03:27:35 2009 From: romunov from gmail.com (romunov) Date: Mon Jan 5 14:28:02 2009 Subject: [Annelida] need help In-Reply-To: <20081224201838.xzep80xpto0sswgg@webmail.szn.it> References: <919382.63101.qm@web90602.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <20081224201838.xzep80xpto0sswgg@webmail.szn.it> Message-ID: <63a206010901050027l333513c0l8af34a9ce51a2f82@mail.gmail.com> In addition to mrs Gambi's comments, authors are invited to read the poster by Bettoso & Orel which describes (alongsome other notes) a method unique to the Adriatic coast of capturing economically important *E. rousseaui* via trap and "air bottle". The poster was presented at 7th international polychaete conference in Iceland in 2001. Cheers from Slovenia, Roman Lustrik On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 8:18 PM, wrote: > Hi Samia, > as regards the commercial and economic values of polychaetes you should > also consider their use as bait for recreationl fishing....There are various > species collected exploiting naturalk populations, while Nereis virens aas > also actively acquacultured in UK... > I can send you some references and pdf reprints on such subject and you > should also search for papers by Peter Olive.... > Another economic relevance of polychaete is related to their use as food > for acquaculture, especially for shrimps juvenile growth since they are > reach in fat acids (see again Olive' papers).... > Now I am out of my Institute for Christmas but I'll be back to you in the > New Year, > Have nice holidays, > cheers, > Maria Cristina Gambi > > on Citando Samia Selim : > > > Hi all, >> >> Now, I am preparing a state of art about "The economic importance of >> polychaetes". >> I will be so grateful if anyone could help me. Please, send me by e-mail: >> selim_samia@yahoo.com >> >> Samia Selim >> >> Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, >> Kayet-Beh, El-Anfoushy, Alexandria, Egypt. >> >> >> >> > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > _______________________________________________ > Annelida mailing list > Post: Annelida@net.bio.net > Help/archive: http://www.bio.net/biomail/listinfo/annelida > Resources: http://www.annelida.net > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/annelida/attachments/20090105/c8497264/attachment.html From Andy.Mackie from museumwales.ac.uk Thu Jan 8 11:54:51 2009 From: Andy.Mackie from museumwales.ac.uk (Andy Mackie) Date: Thu Jan 8 14:43:57 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Phyllis Knight Jones Message-ID: <23F51C283D050F4E978AED7A87236CADAFB0E53734@CDFEC01.nmgw.ac.uk> Sadly, Phyllis passed away this morning (8th January 2009). Phyllis had been unwell for over a yeear now. For those who did not know Phyllis she specialised in the taxonomy of sabellid and serpulid polychaetes, initially working alongside her husband Wyn on spirorbins. Phyllis was much loved by all who knew her and will be greatly missed. Andy ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Dr Andrew S. Y. Mackie F.L.S. Marine Biodiversity Section Head Department of Biodiversity & Systematic Biology Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NP Wales, UK Tel. +44 (0)29 20 573 311 Fax. +44 (0)29 20 239 829 E-Mail: andrew.mackie@museumwales.ac.uk Marine Biodiversity: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/biosyb/marine/ Collections: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/biosyb/database/other_invertebrates.shtml Survey/Expedition: http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/133/ Outer Bristol Channel Marine Habitat Study http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/283/ http://www.marlin.ac.uk/obc/ From vijayakumarnairk from yahoo.co.in Thu Jan 8 21:31:51 2009 From: vijayakumarnairk from yahoo.co.in (vijayakumaran nair) Date: Thu Jan 8 23:20:26 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Taxonomic key of the genus Dichogaster Message-ID: <33307.26129.qm@web95410.mail.in2.yahoo.com> Hi All, We are compiling a key of the genus Dichogaster, one of the largest genera under Oligochaeta. I solicit your help in obtaining the latest updates on the genus.Could anybody help us with the available keys. Please send your mails to me at: vijayakumarnairk@yahoo.co.in Dr. K. Vijayakumaran Nair Reader Department of Zoology Mar Ivanios College Thiruvananthapuram India Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta.cricket.yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/annelida/attachments/20090109/517d109c/attachment.html From g.read from niwa.co.nz Sun Jan 11 01:09:05 2009 From: g.read from niwa.co.nz (Geoff Read) Date: Sun Jan 11 01:11:28 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Wriggle up and be counted Message-ID: <496A43D0.8045.00D5.0@niwa.co.nz> FYI In a year of activities celebrating Our Hero ( see http://www.darwin200.org/ and http://darwin-online.org.uk/2009.html ) UK residents may take part in activity relating to one of his and our favourite animals. "Wriggle up and be counted" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/3525044/Wriggle-up-and-be-counted-in-Britains-first-census-of-earthworms.html http://www.opalexplorenature.org/?q=soilsurvey Geoff -- Geoff Read http://www.annelida.net/ http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncabb/ About NIWA http://www.niwa.co.nz/about *************************** NIWA is the trading name of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. From Andy.Mackie from museumwales.ac.uk Mon Jan 12 05:32:27 2009 From: Andy.Mackie from museumwales.ac.uk (Andy Mackie) Date: Mon Jan 12 13:56:25 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Phyllis Knight-Jones update Message-ID: <23F51C283D050F4E978AED7A87236CADB7411777B5@CDFEC01.nmgw.ac.uk> I received this message from Gaynor on Saturday: "My mother, Phyllis Knight-Jones passed away peacefully in her sleep on the morning of 8th January 2009, having recently been diagnosed with secondary bone cancer. The funeral will be at Morriston Crematorium, Swansea, at 11am, 20 January 2009, for those of you who would like to attend. Please contact Nathalie Yonow on n.yonow@swansea.ac.uk with any biological queries. All Phyllis' specimens, ongoing work, and book and reprint collection will be lodged at the National Museum of Wales, Cardiff." Wyn will be moving to Cheshire with Gaynor after the funeral Thank you for all the caring messages that you have sent me concerning your memories of Phyllis. I have passed these on to Gaynor Regards Andy From atzetlin from gmail.com Wed Jan 14 08:41:19 2009 From: atzetlin from gmail.com (Alexander Tzetlin) Date: Wed Jan 14 15:44:29 2009 Subject: [Annelida] School in Molecular Zoology, White Sea Biological Station Message-ID: Dear colleagues! Please find the first announcement of the school of molecular zoology at the White Sea Biological Station of Lomonosov Moscow State University. Please help us with circulation of this announcement. Alexander Tzetlin Nikolay Pertsov White Sea Biological Station, Faculty of Biology Lomonosov Moscow State University Vorobievy Gory, 1, build.12, Moscow 119991, Russia Tel./fax in Moscow: +7 495 939 4495 Tel./fax at the White Sea Station: +7 815 64 516 Mobile phone: +7 911 317 3895 E-mail atzetlin@gmail.com www.wsbs-msu.ru "THE WHITE SEA MOLECULAR ZOOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOL" at N.A. Pertzov White Sea Biological Station, Moscow State University September, 6-20 2009 Announcement N.A.Pertzov White Sea Biological Station (WSBS MSU) invites undergraduate and graduate students studying zoology and ecology to participate in summer field school on Molecular Zoology, which will take place in September, 6-20 2009. "THE WHITE SEA MOLECULAR ZOOLOGY SCHOOL" will provide a unique opportunity to get on-hand experience of wide array of molecular genetics methods and tools used in modern zoology. You are invited to spend two weeks in marvelous natural settings and friendly environment at small biological station located in pristine location called "Velikaya Salma" ("Great straight") of the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea exactly on the Polar Circle. Addition information about the station can be found here: http://wsbs-msu.ru/res/NEWS24/wsbs-presentation.pdf. During two weeks you will be involved in organismal and ecological fieldwork, laboratory data collection, and analytical work. The course will emphasise the use of molecular tools to address ecological and environmental questions. The number of participants is limited to 12 people. Working language is English Limited financial support to cover accommodation and tuition will be provided by the Biological Department of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University and Russian Foundation of Basic Research, however travel and meal expenses will be provided by the participants. The meal expenses will be near 10 euro per day. The price of train ticket from Moscow to WSBS and back will be about 250 euro. Syllabus • Faunistic survey of diverse marine fauna in different biotopes: littoral fauna, benthic study with grabs and corers, plankton sampling from research vessel; • Washing and processing and preliminary identification of benthic samples, introduction to quantitative ecology sampling methods. • Overview of major groups of invertebrates inhabiting the White Sea, determination of species with taxonomic keys, primer on zoological drawings. • DNA extraction. Overview of applicability of different protocols. • PCR with standard barcoding (COI) primers , agarose electrophoresis, pre-sequencing PCR-product purification • PCR-RFLP analysis for species identification • PCR with microsatellite (SSR) primers, - acrylamide electrophoresis, EtBr staining. • Demonstration of other methods such as TA-cloning of PCR products, RNA extraction and RT-PCR (optional, subject to availability of time, reagents, equipment and luck supply) • Sequence analysis. Contig construction, quality checking of nucleotide sequence, and BLAST and BLAT algorithms. • Molecular Genetic databanks (GenBank etc.,) and other available resources on the Internet. • Discussion Barcoding approaches and approaches of sequence identification. • Introduction to molecular ecology and population genetics analyses including estimation of allele frequency of microsatellite loci, statistical analysis of population differentiation, coalescence approaches. • Introduction to phylogenetic analysis. (PAUP, Mr.Bayes, PAML, etc.) Morning hours lectures (9:30 am – noon will be followed by laboratory practicals (1 pm till 7 pm), except the days dedicated to full-day or half-day excursions for specimens collection, either on board of research vessel "Belomor" or from the shore on littoral zone. Exact schedule of field trips will be adjusted according to weather and tides. Tentative list of lecturers Dr. Ken Halianych http://gump.auburn.edu/halanych/lab/ Dr. Mikhail Matz http://www.biosci.utexas.edu/ib/faculty/matz.htm Dr. Alex Kondrashov http://www.eeb.lsa.umich.edu/eeb/people/kondrash/index.html Dr.Tatiana Azhikina (Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow) http://humgen.siobc.ras.ru/people/people.html Dr.Tatiana Neretina (WSBS) http://wsbs-msu.ru/doc/index.php?ID=22 Dr.Anna Zhadan (WSBS) http://wsbs-msu.ru/doc/view.php?ID=44 Prof. Yuriy Lebedev (Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow) http://labcfg.ibch.ru/index.html Dr. Nikolai Mugue (Institute of Developmental Biology RAS / VNIRO, Moscow) http://idbras.comcor.ru/indexe.HTM Contact e-mail: wsbs.school@gmail.com Contact person: Tatyana Neretina For participation in this school please fill the form and send it before the 30th of March, 2009. PRE-REGISTRATION FORM Name ……………………………………………………………………….. Affiliation........................................................................................................... Taken classes …………………………………………………………………. Experience of fieldwork ………………………………………………………… Why are you interesting in this summer school? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/annelida/attachments/20090114/6f964cbd/attachment.html From kfinger from berkeley.edu Fri Jan 16 14:19:54 2009 From: kfinger from berkeley.edu (Ken Finger) Date: Sat Jan 17 01:43:02 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Fossil Polychaetes Message-ID: <4970DDDA.4040205@berkeley.edu> Whereas annelid biologists are likely to be unaware of the micropaleontological literature, I would like to share my recent publication with those who might find it of interest: Finger, K. L., M. M. Flenniken, and J. H. Lipps. 2008. Foraminifera used in the construction of Miocene Polychaete Tubes, Monterey Formation, California, USA. /Journal of Foraminiferal Research/ 38 (4): 277-291. You can download the pdf from http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/about/profile.php?lastname=Finger&firstname=Ken; it's the fourth reference listed. Dr. Kenneth L. Finger Museum of Paleontology, VLSB-1101 University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-4780 Phone: 510-643-2559 http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/ From g.read from niwa.co.nz Sat Jan 17 23:29:31 2009 From: g.read from niwa.co.nz (Geoff Read) Date: Sat Jan 17 23:38:20 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Review article on marine symbiosis with bacteria Message-ID: <497366FA.8045.00D5.0@niwa.co.nz> FYI This is a nicely presented review that covers marine annelid bacterial symbionts. I mention it because it is open access (I think). Dubilier, Nicole.; Bergin, Claudia; Lott, Christian (2008). Symbiotic diversity in marine animals: the art of harnessing chemosynthesis. Nature Reviews Microbiology 6(10): 725-740. There are some other microbial symbiosis reviews in that issue. http://www.nature.com/nrmicro/journal/v6/n10/index.html Geoff -- Geoff Read http://www.annelida.net/ http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncabb/ About NIWA http://www.niwa.co.nz/about *************************** NIWA is the trading name of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. From g.read from niwa.co.nz Mon Jan 19 15:02:06 2009 From: g.read from niwa.co.nz (Geoff Read) Date: Mon Jan 19 15:07:14 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Conference: Darwin in Darwin Message-ID: <4975930D.8045.00D5.0@niwa.co.nz> FYI, Help celebrate Darwin in Darwin. Multi-conference opportunity, including Darwin Symposium. http://www.evolutionbiodiversity2009.org/ DARWIN 200: Evolution and Biodiversity The Combined Australian Entomological Society?s 40th AGM & Scientific Conference / Society of Australian Systematic Biologists / 9th Invertebrate Biodiversity & Conservation Conference 25 - 28 September 2009 Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia On behalf of the organising committee, we extend a warm invitation to you to attend our special meeting in Darwin. All intending delegates are encouraged to submit an ?Expression of Interest Form? as soon as possible to assist the organising committee in the early stages of the conference planning. Read more about the proposed program and symposia by visiting the website www.evolutionbiodiversity2009.org in conjunction with The 84th Australian Coral Reef Society 2009 Conference EXPRESSION OF INTEREST please click here THE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is also available please click here Registration and accommodation details will be available February 2009 The year 2009 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of his work The Origin of Species. We have included a link to the CHARLES DARWIN SYMPOSIUM which is being held immediately prior to the joint Conference. This Symposium will provide an opportunity to appreciate, debate, and even challenge Darwin?s findings, and will bring together an exciting range of speakers from around the globe. Sally Brown, Conference Secretariat PO Box 108, Kenmore, QLD 4069, Australia Sally.brown@uq.net.au ===================== -- Geoff Read http://www.annelida.net/ http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncabb/ About NIWA http://www.niwa.co.nz/about *************************** NIWA is the trading name of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd. From Michael.Reuscher from tamucc.edu Thu Jan 29 20:38:33 2009 From: Michael.Reuscher from tamucc.edu (Reuscher, Michael) Date: Thu Jan 29 20:49:47 2009 Subject: [Annelida] Uebelacker & Johnson Message-ID: <22E76B7D3944A84A878AC660C2F4A9DEABF995@Hermes.ad.tamucc.edu> Dear annelida folks, I am looking for some contact information of Joan Uebelacker and Paul Johnson, the editors of the impressive piece "Taxonomic guide to the polychaetes of the northern Gulf of Mexico". I have sent an inquiry to the Barry A. Vittor Consulting Company that was performing this study but haven't got a reply from them yet. So, any clue would be appreciated. cheers, Michael Michael Reuscher, Ph.D. Student (Marine Biology) Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi 6300 Ocean Drive, Unit 5869 Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5869 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/annelida/attachments/20090129/8cda8830/attachment.html From g.read from niwa.co.nz Fri Jan 30 23:30:12 2009 From: g.read from niwa.co.nz (Geoff Read) Date: Fri Jan 30 23:32:55 2009 Subject: [Annelida] =?utf-8?q?Job=3A_Marine_Benthic_Ecologist_=E2=80=93_A?= =?utf-8?q?ssistant_Professor_=28Senior_Research=29_?= Message-ID: <49848AA2.8045.00D5.0@niwa.co.nz> Hi all, Not sure how annelid-oriented this could be - I'll leave it to you to decode the description, but it is marine soft sediments, and we know what beasts like those. Fixed term at Hatfield Marine Science Center. =============== Marine Benthic Ecologist - Assistant Professor (Senior Research) Oregon State University The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) at OSU?s Hatfield Marine Science Center (Newport, Oregon) is seeking applicants for a full-time Marine Benthic Ecologist at the rank of Assistant Professor (Senior Research). This position will conduct research and promote information exchange dealing with ecological effects of wave energy development, and will cooperate with scientific programs related to the NNMREC mission. The incumbent also provides expertise in the field of marine ecology to plan and execute original research addressing wave energy development?s effects on benthic communities, primarily those residing in soft sediments in the nearshore environment. A Ph.D. in an appropriate marine field is required, as is research experience in benthic ecology, as shown by publications and presentations. Applicants should have excellent communication skills and be computer literate. Starting salary will be $42,000 to $52,000 dependent upon qualifications. Apply by 21 February, 2009 for full consideration. Application instructions are available at http://jobs.oregonstate.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=54613 ==================== -- Geoff Read http://www.annelida.net/ http://www.niwascience.co.nz/ncabb/ About NIWA http://www.niwa.co.nz/about *************************** NIWA is the trading name of the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd.