9 Sep 2016Moridilla fifoThanks to all the entrants to the Name this Creature competition. Last month, Dr Nerida Wilson announced the winning name on ABC Radio National’s Off Track program: Moridilla fifo.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
23 May 2016WA Coral Field Guides The Coral Compactus: Western Australia Hard Coral Genus Identification Guide Version 2 Abstract: The intention of this identification guide is to provide coral identification material to support research, monitoring and biodiversity conservation in Western Australia.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
6 May 2016Discover "Beneath the Waves"One of the biggest marine biodiversity surveys in the world, led by researchers from the Western Australian Museum, has been turned into an interactive online documentary with multiple layers of learning thanks to production company Periscope Pictures and funding from ScreenWest.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
30 Jun 2015Collecting and identifying fishCurators at the Western Australian Museum are regularly involved in scientific projects that aim to increase our understanding of Western Australian biodiversity and biogeography. In this podcast Curator of Fishes Dr Glenn Moore explains the methods used to collect fishes in order to survey as much of the biodiversity as possible, and his approach to identifying species.Read more Article Western Australian Museum
9 Mar 2015A behind-the-scenes look at our crustacean collectionLobsters, crayfish, rock lobsters, slipper lobsters, blind lobsters… The Crustacean group hosts many species which are very similar in shape. However, they do not all live in the same environments and some of them have very divergent ecologies. This photo gallery shows several species that could be easily mistaken. Would you be able to recognise each crustacean?Read more Photo Galleries Jessica Scholle
23 Feb 2015A behind-the-scenes look at our volute collectionThe common name Volutes refers to the taxonomic family Volutidae, a family of predatory sea snails. These marine gastropod molluscs mostly occur in tropical seas, though some species inhabit the cold polar waters. Of the 200 species of volutes distributed worldwide, around 70 are known from Australia; many of those from Western Australian are endemic, found nowhere else in the world. Their glossy and large shell adorned with attractive patterns make this family very prized in shell collections.Read more Photo Galleries Jessica Scholle
9 Feb 2015A behind-the-scenes look at our Roe Calcarenite fossil collectionAbout 3 million years ago the Leeuwin Current flowed strongly, warming the waters along the south-west Australian coast to such an extent that mangroves flourished and corals grew. This warm sea also supported rich molluscan faunas. Nearly 600 species are known from a thin limestone called the Roe Calcarenite which outcrops on the Roe Plains. Because of their recent age about two-thirds of the species are still living today, although some are now found in warmer waters to the north.Read more Photo Galleries Jessica Scholle
11 Apr 2014A behind-the-scenes look at our crustacean collectionThis small photo gallery gives a behind-the-scenes look into the crustacean collection. It will be enhanced in the near future with a Smartphone and tablet app that the Western Australian Museum is currently developing. This Smartphone and tablet app will reveal what happens behind-the-scenes at the Museum, explaining the research performed and showcasing our collections. The Western Australian Museum is developing a variety of new products for our audiences, and invites you to give your opinion about this app project by answering a short survey:Read more Photo Galleries Jessica Scholle
28 Mar 2014A behind-the-scenes look at our volute collectionThis small photo gallery gives a behind-the-scenes look into the volute collection. It will be enhanced in the near future with a Smartphone and tablet app that the Western Australian Museum is currently developing. This Smartphone and tablet app will reveal what happens behind-the-scenes at the Museum, explaining the research performed and showcasing our collections.Read more Photo Galleries Jessica Scholle
28 Feb 2014Offshore treasures found in WA Museum fieldtripScientists and researchers led by a team from the Western Australian Museum have made a series of surprising and exciting discoveries in waters nearly 350 kilometres off the Kimberley coast. Among them were previously undocumented fauna, species recorded for the first time in Western Australia and, in some cases, Australia. The data and specimens collected are being analysed and documented in the Museum’s Welshpool laboratories.Read more News Western Australian Museum
20 Sep 2013Aquatic Zoology Kimberley fieldtrips 2009-2012Western Australian Museum Aquatic Zoology scientists and colleagues from partner agencies (Queensland Museum, Museum Victoria, Herbarium of Western Australia and Curtin University) are setting off on another exciting fieldtrip to the Kimberley and possibly as far north as Ashmore Reef, dependent on the weather. The project has been running since 2008 and this is the second last year of fieldwork. The scientists are documenting the marine biodiversity of the Kimberley, one of the most understudied marine regions of Western Australia.Read more Photo Galleries Lintette Umbrello
3 Jan 2013A behind-the-scenes look at our malacology collectionThis small photo gallery gives a behind-the-scenes look into the Museum's malacology (molluscs) collection. These photos are taken from the dry store section.Read more Photo Galleries Western Australian Museum
4 Oct 2012New survey for award winning Kimberley marine research The most extensive survey of Kimberley marine fauna and flora to date Continuing research project won the 2011 Premier’s Award for Excellence Eight-year project has so far discovered 79 new species and genera The Western Australian Museum will lead a team of researchers to the Kimberley this week to continue an award-winning research project into the region’s unique marine life.Read more News Western Australian Museum