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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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October 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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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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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...
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September 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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January 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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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’ 🔬
January 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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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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Origin of metazoans
Roscoff (Bretagne), France, June 16-20, 2025Deadline for application: March 4, 2025
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January 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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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/...
December 9, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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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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Aquiferous system, filtration rates and hydrodynamics of the syconoid calcareous sponge Urna sp.
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November 24, 2024 at 1:20 PM