Scott Morrissey

[Scott Morrissey @ScottJMorrissey]

🚨New Paper🚨

"Use of #eDNA to Determine Source
Locations of Deadly Jellyfish (Cubozoa) in an Open Coastal System"

This study reinforces prior findings, showcasing putative polyp detection and C. fleckeri having population stocks of small spatial scales

https://t.co/bQZKnjDJPM

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

How mini is a minipcr? – pretty small! Nicola Thomson, Scott Morrissey and I continue the quest to pioneer a rapid test to detect the DNA of deadly jellyfish in the field. @jcu

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

🪼In the first episode of our new 'Meet a JCU Expert' series, we sit down with JCU PhD Candidate @ScottJMorrissey to learn more about his work tracking the presence of jellyfish in our oceans by using environmental DNA (eDNA).

Watch here 🎥👉https://t.co/MPWS9tGiTt

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

🪼Featuring comments from JCU PhD candidate @ScottJMorrissey 📽️👇

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

Some much for the ‘law of parsimony’, simple explanations of currents and where larvae go don’t work on the Great Barrier Reef! Check out our recent paper https://t.co/URYQZocFNT @jcu

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

New comment in @NatureClimate.

"This is not a call for inaction. We must act - with haste. But popular urgency should not prioritize technological and scientific feasibility over climate action and evidence-driven care for social-ecological systems."

https://t.co/FGtcntTI8V

[Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social @altermatt_lab]

Environmental DNA: The next chapter

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Molecular tools, incl. #eDNA, have become an indispensable part of #ecology & #biodiversity sciences.

What is needed to concretely move the field forward?

Retrospect & outlook out now @molecology
https://t.co/a9PaNsM661
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[Florian Altermatt @florianaltermatt.bsky.social @altermatt_lab]

APPLY NOW!

#PhD #Position in my group @UZH_Science @EawagResearch

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Uncovering fundamental #biodiversity in #riverine systems using #eDNA.

All details here, apply by May 5th:

https://t.co/MOW9M2ePfE

Thx for #RT!

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

🪼Featuring comments from JCU PhD candidate @ScottJMorrissey📽️👇

[Rachel Neil @CoralReefRachel]

Come along this May to check out some amazing speakers from @jcu, @CSTFA_JCU, @aims_gov_au and @SeaSim_AIMS!
They’ll be showcasing some exciting Townsville science!
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[7NEWS Townsville @7NewsTownsville]

A woman has been taken to Townsville University Hospital following an Irukandji sting on Magnetic Island. Lifeguards say there's been increased sightings of the deadly jellyfish and are urging swimmers to be cautious. https://t.co/Nvi91D17O7 @MacbethChanelle #7NEWS

[Sheldon Rey Boco, PhD @SheldonRey]

Our latest paper has just been published! 🎉 https://t.co/aMH9TSzqIS We’ve combined remote sensing, citizen science and integrative taxonomy to document bloom events of the thimble jellyfish in multiple Philippine waters and how they were related (or not) to marine heatwaves.

[Kylie Pitt @GriffithJellies]

Did you know that #jellyfish (including comb jellies) are often full of parasitic worms? Our new paper highlights the importance of jellies as intermediate hosts of parasites that ultimately infect fish! #GriffithSeaJellies https://t.co/QZCYHPfR2X

[The Crawford Fund @CrawfordFund]

📷 ✨Student Awardee Megan Moran from @jcu began at the Marine Science Institute learning about zebrafish husbandry through Jeju National University.

"I learned important larval rearing techniques that I can apply to my own research once I return to Australia."

#NextGenAg4D

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

eDNA study demonstrates that the benthic polyps and jellyfish of deadly #Chironex are locals in Horseshoe Bay, #MagneticIs that don’t want to leave!, eDNA reveals all! @jcu
https://t.co/pF3JpuRUqH

[Mike Kingsford @ed_kingsford]

PhD student Scott Morrisey provides evidence that eDNA is of high utility to detect deadly #stingers and their polyps. We can now search for the sources of #jellyfish! @jcu @ScottJMorrissey https://t.co/JsJAGTWkWI

[James Cook Uni @jcu]

🪼🔬Ground-breaking work by JCU's @ScottJMorrissey could soon keep swimmers safer, thanks to a revolutionary technology that can track one of the world’s most venomous animals, the Australian box Jellyfish.

Full story📄👉https://t.co/dthS1fssij

[Scott Morrissey @ScottJMorrissey]

🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨

Use of eDNA to test hypotheses on the ecology of Chironex fleckeri (Cubozoa)

This new study showcases how eDNA putatively reveals hidden life history stages and provides insights into cubozoan ecology!

https://t.co/Vs5MnJoMgl

#cubozoan #jellyfish #eDNA

[Scott Morrissey @ScottJMorrissey]

Had a fantastic time at @OneTreeIslandRS undertaking fish and benthic surveys for @ed_kingsford’s long term monitoring of OTI, plus COTs expeditions with the Byrne Lab 🪸🐠⭐️

@jcu @Sydney_Uni

[9News Queensland @9NewsQueensland]

Irukandji experts are tonight warning the tiny, potentially lethal stingers could eventually reach South East Queensland.

It comes after six stings in four days in waters off K'gari - one family tonight sharing their terrifying experience.

@Claretodhunter #9News