Scaleworm Identification with Dr. Ruth Barnich
12th – 15th July 2012 at Marine Ecological Surveys Ltd
Dr. Ruth Barnich, of the Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Frankfurt, will be running a workshop on scaleworm identification at MESL’s laboratory in Bath. 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 a senior MESL taxonomist. 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.
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