Blanca Figuerola
@bfiguerola.bsky.social
Ramon y Cajal researcher at @medrecover.bsky.social team, @icmcsic.bsky.social. PI of @marinecalcifiers.bsky.social 🪸
In love with remote islands.
#globalchange #biodiversity #ecology #paleoecology #benthos #Bryozoa #microbiome
In love with remote islands.
#globalchange #biodiversity #ecology #paleoecology #benthos #Bryozoa #microbiome
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Blanca Figuerola
@bfiguerola.bsky.social
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Our new paper is out today in @commsbio.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com 🚨
🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08524-8
We studied how two Mediterranean bryozoan species respond to ocean acidification & warming using a natural underwater CO₂ vent as a climate change lab. 🌊🧫
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Our new paper is out today in @commsbio.nature.com @natureportfolio.nature.com 🚨
🔗https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-08524-8
We studied how two Mediterranean bryozoan species respond to ocean acidification & warming using a natural underwater CO₂ vent as a climate change lab. 🌊🧫
🧵⬇️
Congrats Gabriel! 👏👏
Proud to share that Gabriel earned the 3rd position at the @icmcsic.bsky.social Science Pitch Day! Congrats to all the speakers who delivered their talks in 5 min! Photos by @figuerolalaura.bsky.social & Lena. @lacaixa.bsky.social #proudsupervisors @annasanchez.bsky.social @bfiguerola.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Congrats Gabriel! 👏👏
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What are bryozoans? Have a look at this animation created with @cookedillustrations.com and supported by the National project #MedCalRes funded by the @AgEInves. Stay updated for more free educational resources here 👉 bryozoans.weebly.com
youtu.be/5yKlfl-9lWM?...
youtu.be/5yKlfl-9lWM?...
What is a bryozoan?
YouTube video by Marine calcifiers
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
What are bryozoans? Have a look at this animation created with @cookedillustrations.com and supported by the National project #MedCalRes funded by the @AgEInves. Stay updated for more free educational resources here 👉 bryozoans.weebly.com
youtu.be/5yKlfl-9lWM?...
youtu.be/5yKlfl-9lWM?...
Have a look at the new animation on our recent study 👇 @fonamental.bsky.social @elpiratavell.bsky.social @polcapdevila.bsky.social
The Mediterranean is warming fast & future acidification may threaten bryozoans. Using a natural CO₂ vent, our study shows species-specific skeletal shifts, microbiome changes & long-term vulnerability. New animation out now 👇
#MedCalRes @cookedillustrations.com
youtu.be/RuOxO0kH2oQ?...
#MedCalRes @cookedillustrations.com
youtu.be/RuOxO0kH2oQ?...
Microbiomes, skeletons & climate stress: The future of Mediterranean bryozoans
YouTube video by Marine calcifiers
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Have a look at the new animation on our recent study 👇 @fonamental.bsky.social @elpiratavell.bsky.social @polcapdevila.bsky.social
Hoy participamos en la mesa redonda de la Jornada Mujer y Ciencia Polar Pepita Castellví organizada por PolarCSIC. Se abordaron temas clave sobre el papel de la mujer y la posibilidad de que la base antártica pase a llevar el nombre de Pepita Castellví. Fotos de PolarCSIC y @nurito.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Hoy participamos en la mesa redonda de la Jornada Mujer y Ciencia Polar Pepita Castellví organizada por PolarCSIC. Se abordaron temas clave sobre el papel de la mujer y la posibilidad de que la base antártica pase a llevar el nombre de Pepita Castellví. Fotos de PolarCSIC y @nurito.bsky.social.
Very well deserved 👏👏 Great taxonomist, mentor and person 😊 @bryozoology.bsky.social
Dennis Gordon got the prestigious Hutton Award! I'm so happy for the recognition of his amazing work on taxonomy, systematics & natural history! So lucky to have worked with, & been in the field with Dennis — one of the best humans I've ever met! www.royalsociety.org.nz/what-we-do/m... #bryozoa #NZ
2025 Hutton Medal: An inventory of all life in Aotearoa – past and present
Dr Dennis Gordon, an Emeritus Researcher at Earth Sciences New Zealand, has been awarded the Hutton Medal for extraordinary contributions to global taxonomy, as the world’s leading authority on Bryozo...
www.royalsociety.org.nz
November 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Very well deserved 👏👏 Great taxonomist, mentor and person 😊 @bryozoology.bsky.social
Great job, Tomás 👏👏
Exciting news! The 3rd chapter of Tomás’ thesis is out! 🎉
We studied 9 Antarctic seaweeds across a natural gradient and found southern species had more chlorophyll, while those near warm, acidic vents showed lower fatty acids, pigments and omega-3s. #SeveroOchoa
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We studied 9 Antarctic seaweeds across a natural gradient and found southern species had more chlorophyll, while those near warm, acidic vents showed lower fatty acids, pigments and omega-3s. #SeveroOchoa
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Great job, Tomás 👏👏
Great job 👏 @medrecover.bsky.social
Today, Gabriel did a great job presenting part of his PhD research on plastics as dispersal vectors for invasive species at the GEOMARE Speeches 2025 event. @lacaixa.bsky.social #inphinit
November 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Great job 👏 @medrecover.bsky.social
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
🌊 Advancing our strategy to tackle Climate Change!
💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts.
👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!
💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts.
👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!
October 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🌊 Advancing our strategy to tackle Climate Change!
💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts.
👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!
💡 Today we held the 2nd ICM strategic workshop, bringing together researchers to explore how ocean science can help understand and mitigate climate impacts.
👏 A heartfelt thank you to all participants for their energy, insights, and commitment!
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
🌊 Thrilled to kick off our new scientific strategy for a thriving ocean!
🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity.
💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.
🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity.
💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
🌊 Thrilled to kick off our new scientific strategy for a thriving ocean!
🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity.
💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.
🤝Yesterday, we hosted the 1st workshop of our 4-part series — focusing on marine biodiversity.
💡A day of reflection, ideas & collaboration to build a shared roadmap for future ocean research.
⚠️Florida’s reefs are collapsing under extreme ocean heat. When corals go, entire ecosystems follow. We can’t let “functional extinction” become the new normal.
Protecting reefs means cutting emissions and supporting restoration🌡️🪸
#ClimateEmergency #SaveOurReefs
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Protecting reefs means cutting emissions and supporting restoration🌡️🪸
#ClimateEmergency #SaveOurReefs
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Heat-driven functional extinction of Caribbean Acropora corals from Florida’s Coral Reef
In 2023, a record-setting marine heat wave triggered the ninth mass coral bleaching event on Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR). We examined spatial patterns of heat exposure along the ~560-kilometer length o...
www.science.org
October 25, 2025 at 8:44 AM
⚠️Florida’s reefs are collapsing under extreme ocean heat. When corals go, entire ecosystems follow. We can’t let “functional extinction” become the new normal.
Protecting reefs means cutting emissions and supporting restoration🌡️🪸
#ClimateEmergency #SaveOurReefs
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Protecting reefs means cutting emissions and supporting restoration🌡️🪸
#ClimateEmergency #SaveOurReefs
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Really bad news...
🌊 Marine heatwave leaves critical Florida corals "functionally extinct"
Following the record-breaking 2023 marine heatwave and the ninth mass coral bleaching, staghorn and elkhorn corals have dwindled to populations too small to reproduce
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...
Following the record-breaking 2023 marine heatwave and the ninth mass coral bleaching, staghorn and elkhorn corals have dwindled to populations too small to reproduce
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/marine-...
Marine heatwave leaves critical Florida corals "functionally extinct" - Oceanographic
Following a record-breaking marine heatwave in 2023 Florida's critical staghorn and elkhorn corals have been left 'functionally extinct.'
oceanographicmagazine.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Really bad news...
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
These iconic #corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
#marineecology
#research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#marineecology
#research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
These iconic corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
Florida’s primary reef-building corals have been declared ‘functionally extinct’ — prompting a shift in conservation strategies.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 AM
These iconic #corals are nearly extinct due to heatwaves: can they be saved?
#marineecology
#research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
#marineecology
#research
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It is also great to meet bryozoologist friends and colleagues 😊
Our International Bryozoology Conference took place from 18th until 22nd of August, 2025. It was a great meeting, hosted by Masato Hirose (Kitasato University), in Tokyo
October 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
It is also great to meet bryozoologist friends and colleagues 😊
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
New publication on zooid size changes of cyclostome bryozoans
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Zooid size reduction in cyclostome bryozoans from the Late Triassic to the present‐day
Body size evolution is a focus of palaeobiological interest, but few studies have examined long-term changes in the size of the modular zooids of colonial animals. Here we investigate changes in zooi...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New publication on zooid size changes of cyclostome bryozoans
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Benvinguda, Lena! 💙 Molt contents de tenir-te amb nosaltres al projecte HOLOCHANGE🪸🦠
🌊 Exciting news!
Meet Lena, our new technician on the HOLOCHANGE project at @icmcsic.bsky.social 🪸🦠
She’s an environmental specialist with experience at @ceabcsic.bsky.social and @ipe-csic.bsky.social, bringing strong skills in research, education & project management.
Welcome aboard, Lena! 👏
Meet Lena, our new technician on the HOLOCHANGE project at @icmcsic.bsky.social 🪸🦠
She’s an environmental specialist with experience at @ceabcsic.bsky.social and @ipe-csic.bsky.social, bringing strong skills in research, education & project management.
Welcome aboard, Lena! 👏
October 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Benvinguda, Lena! 💙 Molt contents de tenir-te amb nosaltres al projecte HOLOCHANGE🪸🦠
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Let us express our solidarity with US colleagues affected by the federal shutdown and firings.
#shutdown
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-condemns...
#shutdown
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-condemns...
AGU Condemns Threatened Mass Firings of U.S. Federal Workforce During Shutdown
I write to you today outraged on behalf of everyone who depends on a functioning government. Last Wednesday, the U.S...
fromtheprow.agu.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Let us express our solidarity with US colleagues affected by the federal shutdown and firings.
#shutdown
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-condemns...
#shutdown
fromtheprow.agu.org/agu-condemns...
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🌊We’re hiring postdocs!
🐚Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with MicroCT, metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧Apply by 20/10
🔗https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-postdoctoral-fellowship-candidates
🐚Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with MicroCT, metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧Apply by 20/10
🔗https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-postdoctoral-fellowship-candidates
October 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🌊We’re hiring postdocs!
🐚Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with MicroCT, metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧Apply by 20/10
🔗https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-postdoctoral-fellowship-candidates
🐚Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with MicroCT, metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧Apply by 20/10
🔗https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-postdoctoral-fellowship-candidates
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
Seven new bryozoan species are described from various habitats across the Mediterranean. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#biodiversity #bryozoans #newspecies @bfiguerola.bsky.social
#biodiversity #bryozoans #newspecies @bfiguerola.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Seven new bryozoan species are described from various habitats across the Mediterranean. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#biodiversity #bryozoans #newspecies @bfiguerola.bsky.social
#biodiversity #bryozoans #newspecies @bfiguerola.bsky.social
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🌊🔬 We’re hiring predocs!
🐚 Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧 Apply by 20/10
🔗 https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-predoctoral-fellowship-candidates
🐚 Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧 Apply by 20/10
🔗 https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-predoctoral-fellowship-candidates
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🌊🔬 We’re hiring predocs!
🐚 Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧 Apply by 20/10
🔗 https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-predoctoral-fellowship-candidates
🐚 Join the MedAcidWarm project with @bfiguerola.bsky.social to study how marine invertebrates & microbiomes respond to climate change with metabolomics & transcriptomics!
📧 Apply by 20/10
🔗 https://icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-treball/call-predoctoral-fellowship-candidates
Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Ready to take the next step in your research career at @icmcsic.bsky.social?We’re seeking enthusiastic candidates to join our team + apply for prestigious pre/postdoc fellowships. Learn more👇
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
🔗 icm.csic.es/ca/oferta-tr...
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@em-oyster.bsky.social @bryozoology.bsky.social
Happy to collaborate on this great work led by Antonietta Rosso, revising the bryozoan genus Fenestrulina with 77 species and describing seven new ones from the Mediterranean! @zookeys.pensoft.net
🔗 zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
🔗 zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
September 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Happy to collaborate on this great work led by Antonietta Rosso, revising the bryozoan genus Fenestrulina with 77 species and describing seven new ones from the Mediterranean! @zookeys.pensoft.net
🔗 zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
🔗 zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
New publication on diversity of the cheilostome bryozoan genus Fenestrulina in the Mediterranean
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
Unlocking Mediterranean bryozoan diversity: seven new species unveiled after fixing a neotype for Fenestrulina malusii (Audouin & Savigny, 1826) (Cheilostomatida, Fenestrulinidae)
Fenestrulina malusii (Audouin & Savigny), the type species of Fenestrulina Jullien, is among the most widely reported bryozoans globally. Following the loss of the original type material, presumed...
zookeys.pensoft.net
September 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New publication on diversity of the cheilostome bryozoan genus Fenestrulina in the Mediterranean
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1579...
Lab meeting today at @icmcsic.bsky.social. Feeling so lucky to be surrounded by amazing people and researchers, both growing in their own paths:one finishing the PhD and another starting the 2nd year! @marinecalcifiers.bsky.social #SeveroOchoa @cienciagob.bsky.social #INPhINIT @lacaixa.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Lab meeting today at @icmcsic.bsky.social. Feeling so lucky to be surrounded by amazing people and researchers, both growing in their own paths:one finishing the PhD and another starting the 2nd year! @marinecalcifiers.bsky.social #SeveroOchoa @cienciagob.bsky.social #INPhINIT @lacaixa.bsky.social
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
Save the date! Next Larwood meeting (European bryozoan conference) in 2026 will be in Oslo from 1st-3rd of June! Hosted by @lhliow.bsky.social Hope to see you there.
September 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Save the date! Next Larwood meeting (European bryozoan conference) in 2026 will be in Oslo from 1st-3rd of June! Hosted by @lhliow.bsky.social Hope to see you there.
Reposted by Blanca Figuerola
#bryozoa bryozoologists! It’s official!! We are hosting Larwood 2026 in Oslo!! 1-3 June: mark and save on your calendars and spread the news!! @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social
Save the date! Next Larwood meeting (European bryozoan conference) in 2026 will be in Oslo from 1st-3rd of June! Hosted by @lhliow.bsky.social Hope to see you there.
September 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
#bryozoa bryozoologists! It’s official!! We are hosting Larwood 2026 in Oslo!! 1-3 June: mark and save on your calendars and spread the news!! @nhmbryozoa.bsky.social