The crinoid paper

Friends, you may recall that last summer, my intern, Mimi, worked on describing the process of development in the Arctic feather star Poliometra prolixa. The specimens she used in this analysis were collected as part of a long-term recruitment experiment in the HAUSGARTEN observatory in 2017. The project had several twists and turns along the way - starting with the fact that I had incorrectly identified the species (it happens). We got substantive, detailed reviews of our paper from crinoid experts, revised it according to their suggestions, and even added some high-tech imagery to highlight the unique features of our specimens. 

All of our work has paid off, because today, our paper was published in the journal Invertebrate Biology. You can find it here. I'm very excited to see all our hard work in print!