oupacademic: A little-known fact: Invertebrates make up more than 70% of the approximately 1.9 mil
oupacademic: A little-known fact: Invertebrates make up more than 70% of the approximately 1.9 million described species on earth! The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance researchers are hoping to sequence the whole genomes of many of these weird and wonderful creatures. Read more in their Journal of Heredity article. Image credit: Vallicula multiformis (platyctenid; Ctenophora), Pherecarida sp. (fireworm; Annelida), Epimeria robusta (amphipod; Crustacea), Phoronopsis californica (horseshoe worm; Phoronida), Flabellum sp. (solitary coral; Cnidaria), Millnesium sp. (water bear; Tardigrada), Glass sponge (Porifera), Collosondeis sp. (sea spider; Pycnogonida). Reproduced with permission from Greg Rouse. -- source link
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