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Sabellid, Serpulid and Eunicid Identification with Dr C Gambi, Prof A Giangrande and Dr Melih Ertan Çinar

Dr Maria Cristina Gambi, Professor Adriana Giangrande, and  Dr Melih Ertan Çinar will be running a five day expert workshop on the identification of Sabellids, Serpulids and Eunicids at Marine Ecological Surveys, 3 Palace Yard Mews, Bath, BA1 2NH.

Dr Gambi, Prof. Giangrande and Dr Çinar are leading researchers in the systematic, ecological and reproductive biology of polychaetes based at the Benthic Ecology Laboratory of the Zoological Station “Anton Dohrn” of Naples, the University of Lecce and the University of Salento with over 300 published scientific papers between them. Short lectures will be given introducing Sabellids, Serpulids and Eunicids and participants will be guided through the identification to species level by the course experts. The main focus of the week will be microscope work, allowing students to work through specimens at their own pace. Participants are encouraged to bring along their own specimens for advice on identification.

Benthic Taxonomy Summer School

The two week Benthic Taxonomy Summer School provides students with hands-on experience, working in the marine environment and an introduction to invertebrate species identification skills. The course will build upon practical sampling and identification skills which many students will have gained during related undergraduate degree courses and provide the skills and experience vital to those wishing to pursue a commercial or academic career in Marine Biology.

Participants are given the option of attending either or both weeks of the summer school.

Scaleworms Course with Dr Ruth Barnich

Dr. Ruth Barnich, of the Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Frankfurt, will be running a workshop on scaleworm identification. This course will enable participants to gain experience and develop confidence in the identification of species belonging to this group. The course will involve lectures on scaleworms covering body parts, terminology and the use of a dichotomous key for the group. The main focus of this three day course will be microscope work, allowing students to work through specimens at their own speed. Participants will carry out identification with assistance from Dr. Ruth Barnich and one of MESL’s senior taxonomists. Specimens from the majority of northern European genera will be available. Time will be allocated at the end of the course for participants to look at their own specimens with assistance from the course leaders.