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Peter Funch

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Researcher at Aarhus University. Interested in sponges, microscopic animals, and diversity of life. Discovered Cycliophora and Micrognathozoa

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A hydra, seen through microscope, releasing its stinging cells | Biology - Aarhus University The autumn semester is off to an exciting start for our new biology students 🌿   Recently, they got a close-up look at Hydra under the microscope – a tiny freshwater polyp related to jellyfish. While ...

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Diurnal rhythms with sunrise-induced oscular contractions suggest photosensitivity in the demosponge Halichondria panicea Despite their quiescent lifestyle, sponges display contraction-expansion behaviours that regulate water flow through their aquiferous system. These behaviours are intrinsically generated but can be mo...

Good morning Breadcrumb sponge – time to stop pumping ☀️Our new preprint shows sunrise-induced contractions in Halichondria panicea👉 Even animals without nerves or muscles respond to daily light cycles
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Zoomorphology & Evolution Meeting
13:00-19:30, 7 March, 2025
Universitetsparken 15B, Building 1, Auditorium A, 2100 CPH

Best wishes
Peter Funch, Aarhus University (funch@bio.au.dk) &
Katrine Worsaae, University of Copenhagen (kworsaae@bio.ku.dk)

18.01.2025 16:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Join Denmark's excellent community of zoomorphologists and evolutionary biologists for a day of stimulating talks, networking, and discussions!
Let us know if you will participate and maybe give a talk, on your research or ’cool methods/facilities’ 🔬

18.01.2025 16:04 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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Origin of metazoans Roscoff (Bretagne), France, June 16-20, 2025Deadline for application: March 4, 2025

Monod Conference "Origin of metazoans": fossils, genomes, cell biology, gene regulation, development, and more.

Join us in Roscoff for an exceptional speaker line-up and stunning venue!

🗓️Abstract deadline: March 4.

Register and share!
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08.01.2025 09:59 — 👍 77    🔁 48    💬 0    📌 8

Hvis alle brændte biomasse som Danmark, ville al skov i hele verden være fældet om 50 år. Den lader vi lige stå. #dkpol jyllands-posten.dk/debat/leder/...

09.12.2024 19:30 — 👍 125    🔁 41    💬 8    📌 0
Aquiferous system, filtration rates and hydrodynamics of the syconoid calcareous sponge Urna sp.

Our new research on a calcareous syconoid sponge, reveals high choanocyte pumping rates and sheds light on its aquiferous system, enhancing our understanding of sponge fluid dynamics. #BiologyAarhus
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24.11.2024 13:20 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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