Marine Research Group
The Marine Research Group meets on the evening of the second Monday of each month at the FNCV's meeting rooms. The group was originally formed as an autonomous body in 1957 and merged with the FNCV during 1997. The group has an active program of field research into marine life and a full program of speakers.
Members of the group include people actively doing research into Foraminifera, hydroids, bryozoans, echinoderms and molluscs (especially nudibranchs).
Contact points
Michael Lyons 9822 8007 (AH)
Leon Altoff 9530 4180 (AH)
Marine Research Group Calendar of Events June - September 2013
June
10th Mon - Marine Research Group.
No Meeting due to public holiday.
July
8th Mon - Marine Research Group.
Meeting - Marine Research on the Falkland Islands. Speaker: Mel Mackenzie, speaking on her recent trip to the Falkland Islands working with local marine researchers. Contact: Leon Altoff.
August
12th Mon - Marine Research Group.
Meting - Reproductive Strategies in Echinoderms. Speaker: Mark O'Loughlin. Contact: Leon Altoff.
September
9th Mon - Marine Research Group.
Meeting - Speaker to be announced. See FNN for details. Contact: Leon Altoff.
Species of the month
Each month this page will feature information on a marine invertebrate. This month's species is:
Amblychilepas nigrita (Sowerby, 1834)
Length 10-15 mm. Shell exterior brown, with darker rays.
Shell oval with the two ends distinctly raised; low apex, perforated by
an oval ‘keyhole’ about a fifth of the shell length. Sculpture
of numerous fine, radiating ribs and concentric ridges. Interior bluish-white,
sometimes with pale brown rays; smooth, callused at the perforation.
The pale to dark brown animal is nearly twice as long as the shell.
Habitat
Under stones at mid to low-tide levels on rocky exposed and semi-protected
coasts. Common.
Distribution
Victoria: Recorded from many localities in all regions.
Also reported from southern W.A., S.A., Tas., and N.S.W.
Coastal Invertebrates of Victoria (Revised Reprint)
The 1984 book by the Marine Research Group has been reprinted with updated taxonomy and some revisions. It is available from the FNCV book shop.
