Malcolm Hill - Aquarium Lecture Series

On Monday, June 6, Malcolm Hill, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Biology Department at the University of Richmond, spoke at the Aquarium about sponges. This understudied and mysterious group of animals represents an ancient point of divergence in the animal lineage, and thus provide a unique glimpse into what animal life must have looked like more than 600 million years ago. Malcolm Hill presents recent findings from research on the sponge tree of life as well as work that addresses the ecological and evolutionary significance of sponge symbioses.

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Pets & Animals

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• sponges
• New England Aquarium
• Aquarium Lecture Series
• Malcolm Hill
• University of Richmond
• marine life
• animals