Rapa sp. scanning electron micrograph showing shell's protochonch

Hidden Marine Biodiversity- Discovering New Species in Rapa snails

I first came across the unusual Rapa snails when collecting soft corals in the Westen Pacific. These snails live fully embedded in their soft coral host and I am still… Read More

Human caused extinction of an endemic land crab in the Hawaiian Islands

A study describing an extinct species of Geograpsus land crab from Hawaii and comparing it to extant species from the Pacific. The open access article is available through a link… Read More