![]() ![]() Water is pumped to the top of Lillie and gravity fed down to the MRC third floor. MBL’s seawater comes from an intake line off of the South Shore of Woods Hole in Great Harbor across from the Lillie building. Hatchlings, juveniles, and adults are routinely available year-round at any age or life stage.Īll cephalopod systems are located on the second floor of the Marine Resources Center in the Mariculture Room, except for one display table on the first-floor tank room. Projected availability: Embryo production is ~200+ weekly. Females are highly productive reproductively, producing between 50-100 eggs weekly. They are extremely tolerant of high stocking densities and research manipulations. Striped pyjama squid are particularly hardy in laboratory. This distinctive anatomical feature is theorized to keep sand from interacting with the gill filaments. lineolata also have novel epidermal projections just behind their eyes, thought to help with their burying behavior. This allows for non-invasive identification throughout their life. Interesting facts and research potential: This species has uniquely identifying black stripes, specific to each individual. Bret Grasse, Taylor Sakmar and others became the first biologists to close this species lifespan (egg to adult to egg) at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in 2015. Life span: Not well described but highly variable, approximately 8 months to 2+ years depending on water temperatures and food availability. Habitat: Shallow sandy bottoms of the Indo-Pacific, Eastern, Western and Southern coast of Australia. Striped pyjama squid (Sepioloidea lineolata) This is MBL’s most prolific cephalopod culture where any quantity or life stage of embryo, juveniles, or adults will be available year-round. Projected availability: Embryo production is ~1000+ weekly. Any quantity of embryos will be available any time throughout the year. Cellular to extracellular communication pathways allowing for bacterial symbiosis has biomedical applications. This species is the first cultured cephalopod to receive successful gene editing through CRISPR-Cas9 application. berryi is an ideal model for research due to their small size, short time to maturity, high fecundity, high survivorship in culture, and interesting biology. fischeri in the light organ occurs one hour after hatching and drives the development of the light organ tissue. This bioluminescence provides camouflage so they are not silhouetted by the moon at night when the animals are most active. This bacteria is bioluminescent and is held within the light organ. Interesting facts: This species has a symbiotic relationship with bacterium Vibrio fischeri. Life span: 6 months, sexually reproductive at 3 months Habitat: Shallow sandy bottom of the Indo-pacific Islands Hummingbird bobtail squid (Euprymna berryi) Science Communication Resources for Scientists.
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