Tag Archive for 'Zooplankton'

Mature BsV virion: DNA containing core is surrounded by two membranous layers; the capsid consists of at least two proteinaceous layers; the bright halo hints to the presence of short fibers; the top vertex of the virion contains a possible stargate structure. Scale bar - 100 nm. Image credit: Deeg et al, doi: 10.7554/eLife.33014.

Bodo saltans Virus: Researchers Find Microzooplankton-Infecting Giant Virus

Apr 2, 2018 by News Staff

A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada has isolated and characterized the Bodo saltans virus, a giant virus that infects...

The sea butterfly (Limacina helicina). Image credit: Russ Hopcroft, Institute of Marine Science, University of Alaska Fairbanks / NOAA.

Sea Butterflies Swim Like Flying Insects, Scientists Say

Feb 20, 2016 by News Staff

Zooplanktonic sea butterflies (Limacina helicina) ‘fly’ underwater using the same technique as tiny flying insects, beating their wings in a figure-of-eight...

An ocean eddy (bottom of the image) as seen from space. Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory.

Scientists Find ‘Dead Zones’ in Atlantic Ocean

Apr 30, 2015 by News Staff

A group of researchers led by Dr Johannes Karstensen of the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany has discovered unexpectedly low...