Based on the common occurrence of the same genera and species of marine invertebrates in both regions [75 — 79], teleost fishes [80], herpetofauna [81], as well as marine reptiles [7, 54, 82] it has been suggested that the Caribbean or Hispanic Corridor connecting the eastern Pacific Ocean with the western Tethys through the Central Atlantic facilitated faunal dispersals between the two regions during the Late Jurassic [83 — 85]. (journals.plos.org)
She completed her PhD with the British Antarctic Survey and University of Southampton exploring latitudinal gradients in marine invertebrates in collaboration with James Cook University, National University of Singapore and University of Melbourne. (coralcoe.org.au)
While the octopus genome resembles those of other marine invertebrates in many respects, it also revealed unexpected features that are key to understanding the origin and function of its unique nervous system. (sciencedaily.com)