Jun 6, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – The number of brittle star species known from South Africa has escalated by 20%, after a recent SeaKeys taxonomic study. The taxonomy of brittle stars, scientifically known as ophiuroids, is back on track after a 40 year lull during which no work was...
May 18, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
This article forms part of a series covering the experiences of FBIP-funded travel grant students at the 7th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference. Cape Town – A University of KwaZulu-Natal PhD student has returned from the 7th International Barcode of Life...
May 12, 2018 | News, SeaKeys, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – South Africa’s Blue Economy vision for a stronger and sustainable ocean economy depends on the strength of its scientific foundation, says SAEON’s Dr Lara Atkinson. On Thursday the South African Earth Observation Network (SAEON) in collaboration with...
Apr 30, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
Cape Town – DNA sequencing techniques have placed the spotlight on two ‘introduced’ seaweed species previously not known in South Africa, one of them being the ‘Devil’s tongue weed’. Like any responsible scientific researcher Prof John Bolton from the University...
Apr 16, 2018 | News, sustainability, Uncategorized
In taxonomy, the ‘holotype’ specimen can be considered the cornerstone of a species description – the single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. When this specimen goes missing the foundation upon...
