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| Id | Date posted | Genus | Species | Sample types | Additional information | Project synopsis | Research benefits | Supporting document | Institution | City | Country | GenusId | Actions |
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| 91 | 2019-02-06 | Heterocephalus | glaber | muscle, organ, brain | mainly interested in mitochondria so any tissue samples should be ok but muscle is preference | investigating sarcopenia - this is delayed in this species | save the world of age related declines in skeletal muscle, function and dependencies in our ever aging society. | Garvan Institute of Medical Research | sydney | Australia | 46455 | Show details ... | |
| 90 | 2019-01-31 | Heterodontus | portusjacksoni | Fin clips in alcool | Sexed samples (around 30 males and 30 females) | looking at evolution of sex determination in sharks | National Instistitue for Agricultural research (France) | Rennes | France | 77 | Show details ... | ||
| 88 | 2018-11-24 | Plotosus | papuensis | alive or fixed fish | I am working on physiology of fish particularly osmoregulaiton in various salinity and looking for " Plotosus papuensis Weber, 1910 Papuan eel-catfish". It's belong to marine catfish family however can be found in freshwater. | CIIMAR | Porto | Portugal | 74683 | Show details ... | |||
| 87 | 2018-11-13 | Other | Venom | I am looking for venom samples from sea anenomes or other venemous marine organisms | I am in the biotechnological natural products field and am interested in determining potential anti-tumourogenic potential of the venom of marine species. | This research has the potential to aid in the development of anti-cancer treatments and hence has large social outcomes if research comes to fruition | Flinders University | Adelaide | Australia | 203 | Show details ... | ||
| 86 | 2018-10-18 | Carcharhinus | perezi | Whole blood | Examining molecular dynamics of this species from different regions | Beneath the Waves | Washington | United States | 22 | Show details ... | |||
| 85 | 2018-10-03 | Other | Olfactory rosettes and olfactory bulbs | Any elasmobranch species, formalin fixed. | University of Queensland | Brisbane City | Australia | 203 | Show details ... | ||||
| 84 | 2018-09-11 | Carcinus | aestuarii | Muscle tissue (leg/claw) | Preserved (70% ethanol for transportation) is ideal. Whole legs may be preserved as I am happy to dissect muscle tissue myself. | These samples will be used to study the genetic diversity and population connectivity of invasive European shore crabs (Carcinus spp.) in southern Australia (TAS, VIC & NSW), with a particular focus on South Australia (SA). I will also be comparing with native source populations (Mediterranean) and other introduced populations internationally. | Potential insights into population structure of a highly invasive marine species, their connectivity and invasion pathways | Flinders University | Bedford Park | Australia | 78312 | Show details ... | |
| 83 | 2018-09-11 | Carcinus | maenas | Muscle tissue (leg/claw) | Preserved (70% ethanol for transportation) is ideal | These samples will be used to study the genetic diversity and population connectivity of invasive European shore crabs (Carcinus spp.) in southern Australia (TAS, VIC & NSW), with a particular focus on South Australia. I will also be comparing with native source populations (Atlantic) and other introduced populations internationally. | Potential insights into population structure of a highly invasive marine species, their connectivity and invasion pathways. | Flinders University | Bedford Park | Australia | 78312 | Show details ... | |
| 82 | 2018-08-23 | Lichia | amia | Fin clips | Samples of L. amia from coastal regions other than South Africa, Namibia and Angola. Got those already | Evaluating the genetic connectivity of the L. amia population within coastal Atlantic and Mediterranean waters | Request/U-mPd2WZB0-SBMiTlsL8Cg.png | Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science | Grahamstown | South Africa | 100798 | Show details ... | |
| 81 | 2018-07-03 | Pseudobatos | productus | Fin clips or other tissue | I'm working on my master's studying the the population genetics of P. productus throughout the range using mtDNA and genomic SNPs. Any samples will expand my study | California State University Northridge | Los Angeles | United States | 43030 | Show details ... | |||
| 79 | 2018-06-27 | Mobula | tarapacana | Muscle | The Atlantic Elasmobranch Genetics Project aims to look at the molecular ecology and population genetics of three elasmobranch species: smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena), tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) and chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) in the Atlantic Ocean. The main objectives of the project are to: · Assess the degree of genetic connectivity between different regions; · Appraise the population structure within different regions; · Evaluate the genetic health of the populations. | Okeanos R&D centre, University of the Azores | Horta, Faial Island | Portugal | 102 | Show details ... | |||
| 78 | 2018-06-27 | Sphyrna | zygaena | Fin clips/Muscle | The Atlantic Elasmobranch Genetics Project aims to look at the molecular ecology and population genetics of three elasmobranch species: smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena), tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) and chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) in the Atlantic Ocean. The main objectives of the project are to: · Assess the degree of genetic connectivity between different regions; · Appraise the population structure within different regions; · Evaluate the genetic health of the populations. | Okeanos R&D centre, University of the Azores | Horta, Faial Island | Portugal | 163 | Show details ... | |||
| 77 | 2018-06-27 | Galeorhinus | galeus | Fin clips/Muscle | The Atlantic Elasmobranch Genetics Project aims to look at the molecular ecology and population genetics of three elasmobranch species: smooth hammerhead shark (Sphyrna zygaena), tope shark (Galeorhinus galeus) and chilean devil ray (Mobula tarapacana) in the Atlantic Ocean. The main objectives of the project are to: · Assess the degree of genetic connectivity between different regions; · Appraise the population structure within different regions; · Evaluate the genetic health of the populations. | Okeanos R&D centre, University of the Azores | Horta, Faial Island | Portugal | 60 | Show details ... | |||
| 75 | 2018-06-23 | Himantura | dalyensis | Fin clip | To complete QA/QC of sawfish eDNA probes, we are requesting tissue samples from sympatric, closely related species i.e. wedgefish and guitarfish. | James Cook University | Cape Cleveland | Australia | 82 | Show details ... | |||
| 74 | 2018-06-23 | Rhynchobatus | djeddensis | Fin clip | To complete QA/QC of sawfish eDNA probes, we are requesting tissue samples from sympatric, closely related species i.e. wedgefish and guitarfish. | James Cook University | Cape Cleveland | Australia | 152 | Show details ... | |||
| 73 | 2018-06-23 | Glaucostegus | cemiculus | Fin clip | To complete QA/QC of sawfish eDNA probes, we are requesting tissue samples from sympatric, closely related species i.e. wedgefish and guitarfish. | James Cook University | Cape Cleveland | Australia | 63 | Show details ... | |||
| 72 | 2018-06-23 | Rhinobatos | lentiginosus | Fin clip | To complete QA/QC of sawfish eDNA probes, we are requesting tissue samples from sympatric, closely related species i.e. wedgefish and guitarfish. | James Cook University | Cape Cleveland | Australia | 148 | Show details ... | |||
| 71 | 2018-06-08 | Triaenodon | obesus | Fin clips, muscle, other tissues | Samples from the Western Tropical Pacific. | Tissue samples are for study on genetic/genomic population structure and connectivity. Particularly to test hypotheses on physical barriers to dispersal and population connectivity. | James Cook University, Galapagos Science Center | Townsville City | Australia | 176 | Show details ... | ||
| 67 | 2018-06-07 | Alopias | vulpinus | Muscle | I need ~1g of frozen muscle | I am using muscle fatty acid profile to compare the diet of a number of pelagic and coastal sharks. I need frozen muscle (~1g) from makos, blue sharks, thresher sharks, bronze whalers and dusky sharks from around South Australia. | Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide | Australia | 4 | Show details ... | ||
| 66 | 2018-06-07 | Isurus | oxyrhinchus | Muscle | I need ~1g of frozen muscle | I am using muscle fatty acid profile to compare the diet of a number of pelagic and coastal sharks. I need frozen muscle (~1g) from makos, blue sharks, thresher sharks, bronze whalers and dusky sharks. | Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide | Australia | 92 | Show details ... | ||
| 61 | 2018-06-07 | Lamna | nasus | muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to first test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 94 | Show details ... | |||
| 60 | 2018-06-07 | Alopias | vulpinus | muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 4 | Show details ... | |||
| 59 | 2018-06-07 | Somniosus | microcephalus | muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 162 | Show details ... | |||
| 58 | 2018-06-07 | Sphyrna | zygaena | Muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 163 | Show details ... | |||
| 57 | 2018-06-07 | Dasyatis | pastinaca | muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 42 | Show details ... | |||
| 56 | 2018-06-07 | Mobula | mobular | muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 102 | Show details ... | |||
| 55 | 2018-06-07 | Myliobatis | aquila | muscle/fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 105 | Show details ... | |||
| 54 | 2018-06-07 | Torpedo | nobiliana | muscle / fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 175 | Show details ... | |||
| 53 | 2018-06-07 | Torpedo | marmorata | muscle / fin clips | Our project aims to use environmental DNA (eDNA) to survey the sharks and rays around the Cornish coast of the UK. We will use the tissue samples to test our DNA primers, that will then be used on sea water samples. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 175 | Show details ... | |||
| 52 | 2018-06-07 | Aetobatus | ocellatus | tissue (fin clips or muscle) for genetics | We are working on a population genetic study of Aetobatus ocellatus and are seeking tissue samples. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. | We are working on a population genetic study of Aetobatus ocellatus and are seeking tissue samples. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. | James Cook University | Townsville City | Australia | 2 | Show details ... | ||
| 51 | 2018-06-06 | Carcharodon | carcharias | fin clips, muscle (tiny piece needed) | We are developing an eDNA toolkit in the UK, that can be applied to wider areas in Europe. We are curating a tissue library from as many species as possible to test our novel mtDNA primers. | Improve our understanding of shark ecology and temporal/spatial movements. We hope to promote the use of non-invasive techniques such as eDNA as useful and applicable conservation tools. | University of Exeter | Falmouth | United Kingdom | 24 | Show details ... | ||
| 44 | 2018-02-20 | Pseudocaranx | georgianus | Heads (or otoliths) | I am comparing the growth rate of silver trevally across provisioning locations. I am looking for some otoliths from South Australia to serve as non-provisioned controls. | The work will inform wildlife tourism management. | Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide | Australia | 129507 | Show details ... | ||
| 43 | 2018-02-01 | Pugnaso | curtirostris | Fin clips, muscle tissue | Population structure | spatial connectivity | Flinders University | Adelaide | Australia | 65210 | Show details ... | ||
| 41 | 2018-01-16 | Hemiscyllium | Olfactory rosettes and bulbs | 4% PFA fixed | University of Queensland | Brisbane City | Australia | 74 | Show details ... | ||||
| 39 | 2017-12-02 | Manta | birostris | DNA. Eye preferred, or any tissue suitable for DNA extraction. | Retinal opsins from filter feeding sharks/rays. | The University of Tampa | Tampa | United States | 99 | Show details ... | |||
| 38 | 2017-12-02 | Manta | alfredi | DNA. Eye preferred, or any suitable tissue for DNA extraction. | Retinal opsins from filter feeding sharks/rays. | The University of Tampa | Tampa | United States | 99 | Show details ... | |||
| 37 | 2017-12-02 | Megachasma | pelagios | DNA. Eye preferred, but any tissue suitable for DNA extraction. | Retinal opsins from filter feeding sharks. | The University of Tampa | Tampa | United States | 100 | Show details ... | |||
| 36 | 2017-12-02 | Cetorhinus | maximus | DNA. Eye preferred, but any tissue suitable for DNA extraction | Examination of retinal opsins from filter feeding sharks. | The University of Tampa | Tampa | United States | 31 | Show details ... | |||
| 35 | 2017-12-02 | Rhincodon | typus | DNA. Eye preferred, but any tissue suitable for DNA extraction. | Examination of the retinal opsin genes of filter feeding sharks. | The University of Tampa | Tampa | United States | 147 | Show details ... | |||
| 34 | 2017-10-27 | Other | Any species: trio (mother, father, offspring). Fin clips or any tissue from which DNA can be extracted | A comparative study on mutation rates. Basically why reptiles look the same for million years while mammalians or birds have evolved so fast. | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Denmark | 203 | Show details ... | ||||
| 32 | 2017-08-31 | Carcharhinus | amblyrhynchos | Skin, ideally from the body or center of the fins (1 cm^2 or slightly smaller will suffice) | We will be isolating the dermal denticles from the skin to expand our denticle reference collection. This reference collection will be used to classify denticles from coastal sharks in the Pacific. | University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | United States | 22 | Show details ... | |||
| 31 | 2017-08-29 | Heterodontus | portusjacksoni | Fin clips, muscle, blood | Stable isotope analysis to assess differences in movement and feeding ecology in sub populations | Macquarie University | Sydney | Australia | 77 | Show details ... | |||
| 24 | 2017-08-26 | Carcharhinus | melanopterus | Any tissue: DNA needed for multiplex PCR. | We are looking at population connectivity as well as variation in genes across different species of sharks | Manchester metropolitan university | Manchester | United Kingdom | 22 | Show details ... | |||
| 23 | 2017-08-24 | Carcharias | taurus | Archived, historical DNA material incl. jaws, vertebrae and other bones Fin clips Muscle | Project GenoJaws will apply genome-scale targeted exome capture to both historical and contemporary samples of C. carcharias, G. cuvier and C. taurus to (1) explore population structure and spatiotemporal changes in population distribution; (2) estimate the effective number of individuals across populations and; (3) compare variation across the genome collected from historic and contemporary periods to investigate signatures of adaptive evolution in response to exploitation and environmental change. | Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, University of Queensland | Brisbane City | Australia | 23 | Show details ... | |||
| 22 | 2017-08-24 | Galeocerdo | cuvier | Archived, historical DNA material incl. jaws, vertebrae and other bones Fin clips Muscle | Project GenoJaws will apply genome-scale targeted exome capture to both historical and contemporary samples of C. carcharias, G. cuvier and C. taurus to (1) explore population structure and spatiotemporal changes in population distribution; (2) estimate the effective number of individuals across populations and; (3) compare variation across the genome collected from historic and contemporary periods to investigate signatures of adaptive evolution in response to exploitation and environmental change. | Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, University of Queensland | Brisbane City | Australia | 59 | Show details ... | |||
| 21 | 2017-08-16 | Carcharhinus | obscurus | For Dna | Checking if C. obscurus has migrated through the Suez canal to the mediterranean | University of Haifa | Haifa | Israel | 22 | Show details ... | |||
| 20 | 2017-08-09 | Stegostoma | fasciatum | Skin sample big enough to fill out a scanning electron microscope stud, taken from the lateral trunk above pectoral fin, one from 'normal' skin and on... | Masters thesis. I examine the dermal denticle and oral teeth of the zebrashark, from all stages. This means I need samples from newly hacthed, juveniles, transitional and adults. I only need from a transitional stage, which is from a specimen >70 cm TL. My focus is on East African populations but I will accept samples from any population. | University of Copenhagen | Copenhagen | Denmark | 167 | Show details ... | |||
| 19 | 2017-08-09 | Carcharodon | carcharias | Archived, historical DNA material incl. jaws, vertebrae and other bones Fin clips Muscle | Project GenoJaws will apply genome-scale targeted exome capture to both historical and contemporary samples of C. carcharias, G. cuvier and C. taurus to (1) explore population structure and spatiotemporal changes in population distribution; (2) estimate the effective number of individuals across populations and; (3) compare variation across the genome collected from historic and contemporary periods to investigate signatures of adaptive evolution in response to exploitation and environmental change. | Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, University of Queensland | Brisbane City | Australia | 24 | Show details ... | |||
| 18 | 2017-07-31 | Heterodontus | omanensis | Fin clips, muscle (for genetics) | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu | United States | 77 | Show details ... | ||||
| 17 | 2017-07-31 | Heterodontus | ramalheira | Fin clips, muscle (for genetics) | University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu | United States | 77 | Show details ... | ||||
| 16 | 2017-07-20 | Galeocerdo | cuvier | Fin clips, muscle | Flinders University | Bedford Park | Australia | 59 | Show details ... | ||||
| 15 | 2017-07-20 | Carcharodon | carcharias | fin clips, muscle | Flinders University | Bedford Park | Australia | 24 | Show details ... | ||||
| 14 | 2017-07-11 | Hemiscyllium | ocellatum | fin clips, vertebrae, muscle | Genetic phylogeny of epaulette sharks, ageing techniques | Macquarie University | Sydney | Australia | 74 | Show details ... | |||
| 13 | 2017-07-11 | Pristiophorus | cirratus | fin clips, vertebrae, muscle | Genetic phylogeny and population dynamics of sawsharks | Macquarie University | Sydney | Australia | 135 | Show details ... | |||
| 12 | 2017-07-11 | Pristiophorus | nudipinnis | fin clips, vertebrae, muscle | Genetic phylogeny of sawsharks | Macquarie University | Sydney | Australia | 135 | Show details ... | |||
| 11 | 2017-07-03 | Mustelus | punctulatus | Genetic samples (preferably muscle or fin clips) | These samples will be used to study the genetic diversity and populations' connectivity of smooth-hound sharks in the Mediterranean Sea | University of Padova, Italy | Padua | Italy | 104 | Show details ... | |||
| 10 | 2017-07-03 | Mustelus | mustelus | Genetic samples (preferably muscle or fin clips) | These samples will be used to study the genetic diversity and populations' genetic connectivity of smooth-hound sharks in the Mediterranean Sea | University of Padova, Italy | Padua | Italy | 104 | Show details ... | |||
| 7 | 2017-06-09 | Chiloscyllium | punctatum | fin clips | I am doing a study on population structure of Chiloscyllium punctatum in its distribution region using genetic approach. The known distribution of this species is from India to Japan and Australia. We need to get some fin clips from representative countries such as India, Thailand, Vietnam, China, The Philippines, PNG and Australia. | Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences | Jakarta | Indonesia | 33 | Show details ... | |||
| 6 | 2017-06-09 | Rhinoptera | tissue for genetics, fin clips or muscle biopsies will work great. | We are working on a global taxonomic revision of the cownose rays (Rhinopteridae) and are seeking tissue samples from all species to better describe their phylogeny and clarify species validity and distributions. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or clarification. | NOAA | Pascagoula | United States | 149 | Show details ... | ||||
| 5 | 2017-06-08 | Other | Blood samples: smears. | Characterization of Elasmobranch blood cells. | The University of Vigo | Vigo | Spain | 203 | Show details ... | ||||
| 4 | 2017-06-08 | Myliobatis | tenuicaudatus | Muscle (Frozen) | I am seeking eagle ray muscle from South Australia for a study on the trophic ecology of rays at the Neptune Islands, using stable isotope and fatty acid profiles. I am trying to source samples from outside these islands as means for comparison. | Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide | Australia | 105 | Show details ... | |||
| 3 | 2017-06-08 | Dasyatis | brevicaudata | Muscle (Frozen) | I am seeking smooth ray muscle from South Australia for a study on the trophic ecology of rays at the Neptune Islands, using stable isotope and fatty acid profiles. I am trying to source samples from outside these islands as means for comparison. | Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide | Australia | 42 | Show details ... | |||
| 2 | 2017-06-07 | Carcharodon | carcharias | Muscle (~1g, frozen) | I am looking to investigate the trophic ecology of white sharks throughout Australia, using stable isotope and fatty acid biochemistry. This project is also seeking to compare the white sharks throughout Australia to juvenile, sub-adult, and adult white sharks in the Eastern Pacific. | Flinders University of South Australia | Adelaide | Australia | 24 | Show details ... |
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