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the-episiarch.bsky.social
I made this NemaMeme to explain parasitic nematode life cycles.
#Invertebrate #Parasitology 🧪
Left: Virgin Gnathostoma - "eggs won't even embryonate without touching water", "has to infect different host animal throughout life0cycle", "first host it infects is a tiny zooplankton crustacean", "has to infect at least two different host animal before it's ready to infect the final host", "ends up getting lost if it gets eaten by an animal different from the usual definitive host". Right: Chad Trichinella - "use the same host animal as both the definitive AND the intermediate host", "act as an intracellular parasite even though it is a multicellular animal", "can continue life cyycle in any carnivorous or omnivorous mammal", "reprogram skeletal muscle cells into nurse cells for its own purpose", "redirect blood vessel growth to nurse cell to turn it into a home and a sanctuary".
March 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
the-episiarch.bsky.social
Hey y'all, I gave a talk for the Royal Tyrrell Museum about the fossil record of parasites.
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You can watch the recording of the talk here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqaJ...
#paleontology #parasitology
What the Fossil Record Tells Us About Parasites, and What Parasites Can Tell Us About Fossil Animals
Presented by Dr. Tommy Leung of the University of New England, Australia, March 28, 2024. Parasites are ubiquitous in any ecosystem on this planet, but becau...
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April 13, 2024 at 2:12 AM
phoca-sapiens.bsky.social
Parasite conservation sounds like a counterintuitive idea, but actually there are lots of reasons why this is important for the long term sustainability of biodiversity and ecosystem processes. #parasitology #ticks #ectoparasite 🪱🧪🌍
therevelator.org/ryukyu-rabbi...
Saving the Ryukyu Rabbit Tick: The Posterchild of Parasite Conservation • The Revelator
This endangered invertebrate is harmless to humans — and rabbits. Saving it from extinction might even benefit both species.
therevelator.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
natcomms.nature.com
New featured image on our homepage!
www.nature.com/ncomms/

#Parasitology #CellBiology

Felix Evers et al. use high-resolution 3D electron microscopy to examine the ultrastructure of blood stages of the #malaria parasite, shedding light on its unique cell biology
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Colourized microscopy images of cells of the malaria parasite. Image provided by Felix Evers et al.
April 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
phoca-sapiens.bsky.social
Is your reaction to this picture “That’s cool!” or “Ew, that’s disgusting!”? Our new review argues that understanding perceptions of parasites and other human dimensions are key to improving conservation outcomes for parasites doi.org/10.1111/cobi... 🪱🧪🌍 #parasitology @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social
Overcoming human aversion to parasites and their life cycles will be a key part of gaining support for parasite conservation: (left) bat fly (Nycteribiidae) on a Mozambique long-fingered bat (Miniopterus mossambicus) (photo by Piotr Naskrecki © [used with permission]), (centre) helminths in the feces of a gray seal (Halichoerus grypus) (photo by Simon Goodman ©), and (right) botfly larvae (Gasterophilus sp.) from the stomach of a mountain zebra (Equus zebra) (photo by Rupert Quinnell ©).
January 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
ucpath.bsky.social
My very first BlueSky post. I was thinking I would ask "what's your diagnosis", but with zero followers to date, I doubt I'd get many takers.

Encephalitis in an elk due to Parelaphostrongylus tenuis. #wildlife #parasitology #pathology
November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM
parasitejournal.bsky.social
📈 Highly cited 2021 paper 🧪
Freshwater snails at high latitudes host 14 echinostome species, 4 newly recorded in Europe.
Morphological + molecular data highlight parasite biodiversity & transcontinental distributions across Europe & North America.
#Biodiversity #Parasitology
doi.org/10.1051/para...
February 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
napaaqtuk.bsky.social
This TWIP case was much more difficult than I thought! #Parasitology #TWIP 🧪
December 25, 2024 at 11:26 AM
hanniepower.bsky.social
Thank you so much to everyone who made it to #BSP2026 in beautiful, sunny Glasgow!!! (We asked the weather to behave while everyone was around)! The @bspparasitology.bsky.social 2027 meeting will be in Cardiff! I hope everyone enjoyed themselves! Like Glasgow, People Make #Parasitology! 🥳🧬🧫🔬
April 9, 2026 at 10:18 PM
oikosjournal.bsky.social
🔬🏚️Ranavirus risk depends on host community characteristics more than the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

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#Chytridiomycosis #CoInfection #CommunityEcology #InfectiousDisease #InvasionBiology #Parasitology #Virology
September 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM
sumie-dh.bsky.social
One older nematode finding aka 'when you looking for parasite a but get parasite b instead'. I looked for gregarines, result was negative but I got this beautiful Rhabditis sp. from coelom of Lumbricus terrestris 🌿 #invertebrate 🧪 #parasitology
November 19, 2024 at 3:39 PM
hakimi.bsky.social
Exciting news! 🇫🇷 network ParaFrap is now on Bluesky! Calling all parasitologists (and beyond) to join us at 👉 @parafrap.bsky.social

Let’s connect and share! 🦠 #Parasitology
December 5, 2024 at 12:41 PM
mattwright123.bsky.social
Still training this algorithm to show me what I like. So to try and reach some of the Biomedical Scientists 🧪 out there here are a few snaps of random blood parasites I’ve took recently. For those who aren’t weird like us sorry. #science #biomedicalscience #haematology #parasitology #pathology
Plasmodium falciparum gametocyte in peripheral blood x50 Loa loa microfilaria in a peripheral blood smear (x10) Wucheria bancrofti microfilaria in peripheral blood smear (x10) Plasmodium falciparum malaria gametocyte (x50)
November 15, 2024 at 7:09 AM
medievalists.bsky.social
Medieval Bruges Unveils Evidence of Ancient Parasites - includes research by @mpoulain.bsky.social https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/medieval-bruges-unveils-evidence-of-ancient-parasites/ #parasitology #history #Bruges
Medieval Bruges Unveils Evidence of Ancient Parasites - Medievalists.net
A McMaster University researcher has uncovered evidence of intestinal parasites in a 500-year-old latrine from Bruges, Belgium. While the findings might make some queasy, they offer vital scientific…
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December 16, 2024 at 3:08 PM
felixvaux.bsky.social
Speaking of oysters, my first publication on #Bonamia with @mrhenryslane.bsky.social is now out in #Parasitology! We used #ddPCR to compare the infection intensity of two closely related oyster #parasites found in New Zealand flat oysters. doi.org/10.1017/S003...

#genetics #ecology #biosecurity
A graphical abstract of the paper, showing an illustration of infected oysters, a map of their sample locations in New Zealand, and a diagram showing the difference in their infection intensity measured by ddPCR. A photo of oysters on the seabed, with many encrusting barnacles.
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
bspparasitology.bsky.social
That's right! The British Society for #Parasitology is here- and our first ever JOINT Spring Meeting is happening this coming March (#BSP2025) in beautiful Würzburg, Germany! Registration is at parasitology-meeting.de/registration and more details will be posted tomorrow! #BSP2025
December 3, 2024 at 9:26 PM
federgeistchen.bsky.social
Wow, the video upload quality on here is not great at all. Here are a few photos, too. If anyone knows more about the interaction between the Daphniid and the algae, please let me know! I couldn't find much online.

#crustmas #parasitology
Closeup of the head of the Daphniid at 400x magnification (brightfield microscopy). It is completely covered with the little algae. The entire organism. It is an image stack, therefore the movement of the algae has formed these lines that were not actually there.
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social
Our Jan issue highlights @sppirit-network.bsky.social connecting #Scottish #parasitology #ECRs, written by R. Edgar @jackhanna.bsky.social @marketanovotna.bsky.social @martacampillo.bsky.social @mukul1190.bsky.social @shikhas.bsky.social @vfrank.bsky.social & M.Ridgway
www.cell.com/trends/paras...
January 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
cp-trendsparasitol.bsky.social
This #Bestof2024 collection features 20 reviews & commentaries published in our journal last year, showcasing the diverse & dynamic research landscape of #Parasitology. Please contact us if you have suggestions for a timely literature #Review. #Opinion #Forum #Spotlight

www.cell.com/trends/paras...
January 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
henricol28.bsky.social
Honoured & grateful to have received an MPM Travel Grant and have the opportunity to present my PhD research at my first MPM 🇺🇸

Amazing science, inspiring discussions & a fantastic community of parasitologists – what a milestone in my journey. @parasitesrule.org
#MPM2025 #Parasitology
September 19, 2025 at 7:34 PM
illgottencranes.bsky.social
I drew a new diagram of the salmon louse life cycle for my PhD thesis! It's meant to be more intuitive and show more info about the adult stages, while still printer-friendly.

I figured I'd Creative Commons it once it's fully approved. 😊

#SciArt #Invertebrate #Parasitology #BugSky
An illustration of the salmon louse’s life cycle (Lepeophtheirus salmonis), with broken arrows indicating stages separated by molting. After hatching, they go through three planktonic stages (drawn at a larger scale): nauplius I & II, then the infective copepodid stage. After infecting a salmonid fish, the chalimus I & II stages are tethered in place on the host. The difference between male and female lice starts to become visible to the unaided human eye in the pre-adult I and II stages, which are mobile on the host. The adult stage is depicted three times connected by grey arrows: first a mature male next to a newly molted and pre-reproductive female, then a mating pair with the male under the female in the copulatory position, and finally the mature female with egg strings that are shown hatching into nauplii to complete the life cycle. Drawn in Procreate, labelled in Powerpoint.
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
bspparasitology.bsky.social
🚨 Save the Date - BSP Specialist #Kinetoplastid meeting in Czechia! 🚨

- 𝟭-𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
- #Trypanosoma & #Leishmania biology and epidemiology
- More details to come at tinyurl.com/mpr88zed
- Followed by a mini-symposium to celebrate Prof Alan Fairlamb's achievements in the field!

#parasitology
December 5, 2024 at 6:17 PM
sppirit-network.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to our co-founder, Professor Lilach Sheiner (@sheinerlab.bsky.social), on receiving the C.A. Wright Medal! A well-deserved recognition of her dedication and impact in parasitology. 👏
#Parasitology #Apicomplexan #WomenInSTEM
uofgsii.bsky.social University of Glasgow School of Infection & Immunity @uofgsii.bsky.social · Mar 18
🏅 | @uofgsii.bsky.social's Professor Lilach Sheiner (@sheinerlab.bsky.social) was recently awarded the prestigious C.A. Wright Medal by the @bspparasitology.bsky.social for outstanding contributions to the discipline.

Congratulations, Professor Sheiner!

🔗 Full story: www.gla.ac.uk/schools/infe...
Professor Lilach Sheiner pictured in the lab holding the C.A. Wright medal in an open presentation case.
March 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
garym6942.bsky.social
Researchers have visualized two key stages of RNA processing in parasites that cause diseases such as sleeping sickness, Chagas’ disease, and leishmaniasis. scitechdaily.com/researchers-... #parasitology #genomics #biology #science #SciChat
October 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM