Daniel C Huston

Brisbane, Australia

The University of Queensland

PhD Candidate

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The worm that must be named: Schikhobalotrema n.sp.

By Daniel C Huston

129%
funded

$700
goal

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Help name a beetle species (with spectacular genitalia) after Stephen Colbert

By Michael Ferro

19%
funded

$2,916
goal

6
lab notes

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SequencingLizard Island Field WorkUnicorn FishGreat Barrier Reef

Published on Jun 08, 2016

Sequencing complete... mostly

Hello everyone, It has been a while since my last update, but you will be glad to know I have been busy. I have now completed the sequencing of the Schikhobalotrema specimens, and I have made a ra...

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Published on Jan 05, 2016

Some drawings of specimens

Happy 2016. I've started off the new year by making a couple drawings of our new species. These drawings are made by studying a slide through a microscope and using what is known as a "camera luc...

Published on Dec 18, 2015

Thanks everyone!

Hello all,Well I just returned from the Tasmanian wilderness and was happily surprised to find that the project has been fully funded! I greatly appreciate everyone's contribution to this project....

Published on Dec 09, 2015

An unfortunate development

Hello to all the wonderful backers for this pproject! I was very sorry to learn in recent correspondence with some folks at Warner Bros (who holds intellectual property rights on Harry Potter stuf...

Published on Nov 23, 2015

Hunting Unicorn Fish on Lizard Island, Northern Great Barrier Reef

A short video shot on Lizard Island back when I was collecting these trematodes!

Lizard Island Field Work

Great Barrier Reef

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Thanks Therese!

Dec 18, 2015

The worm that must be named: Schikhobalotrema n.sp.

Thanks!

Dec 18, 2015

The worm that must be named: Schikhobalotrema n.sp.

Thanks Cindy, greatly appreciate your support! Looks like this thing got funded after all! ~Dan

Dec 18, 2015

The worm that must be named: Schikhobalotrema n.sp.

We are not far off! I believe I will be starting the genetic analyses very soon...

Nov 29, 2015

The worm that must be named: Schikhobalotrema n.sp.

Thanks Derek!

Nov 26, 2015

The worm that must be named: Schikhobalotrema n.sp.

Ah that sounds like good number of regions for the molecular characterization! Keep up the good work!

Nov 23, 2015

Help name a beetle species (with spectacular genitalia) after Stephen Colbert

Right on Mike! What sort of regions are the Coleopterists sequencing these days for species delineation and phylogenetic comparisons? I'm on trematodes these days but am definitely keen to return to elmids!

Nov 20, 2015

Help name a beetle species (with spectacular genitalia) after Stephen Colbert