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Crastacea: Pinnotheres ostreum, various xanthid 



crabs 

 Arachnoidea: Lnindiis polyphemus 

 Various plankton, algae and bottom diatoms. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Mortality of oysters (Harold H. Haskin) 



Cytology of oyster disease now rampant (Walter 



Canzonier and John Meyhre) 

 Host parasite relationships (Sung Yen Feng) 

 Abundance and distribution of oyster larvae (Harold 



H. Haskin and Donald Kunkle) 



New York Aquarium 



LABORATORIES : 



1. Department of Marine Biochemistry and Ecology 



2. Genetics Laboratory 

 (Descriptions follow.) 



Department of Marine Biochemistry and Ecology 



POSTAL ADDRESS: New York Aquarium, Brooklyn 24, 

 New York, USA. \ \ a1-4- 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Ross F. Nigrelli, Chairman. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: New York Zoological Society. 



YEAR founded: 1957. 



SCOPE of ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on general 

 aquatic biology with special emphasis on the biochem- 

 ical ecology of the sea; graduate instruction. 



SEASON of operation: All year. 



PHYSICAL environment ACCESSIBLE: New York 

 Bight, Long Island Sound, Hudson and Raritan estu- 

 aries, Atlantic Ocean; sandy and silty beaches, rocky 

 and gravelly shores, estuarine conditions and brackish, 

 shallow bays. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 2 visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



major RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library in New York; running sea water, large 

 outdoor ponds and tanks, small aquarium tanks. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Fish diseases, ichthyology 

 and fisheries biology. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 1 tech- 

 nician. 



important species available for laboratory 

 studies: 

 Pisces: Fundu/ns, Opsantis and others 

 Echinodermata: Arbacia, Asterias and others 

 Porifera: Microciona and others 

 Protochordata: Aiogula and others 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Toxic metabolites from marine invertebrates (Ross F. 



Nigrelli) 

 Antibacterial agents from marine invertebrates (Ross 



F. Nigrelli) 

 Metabolism of copper in marine organisms (Ross F. 



Nigrelli) 





NEW YORK AQUARIUM 



Nucleic acids of marine invertebrates (Martin F. 



Stempien, Jr.) 

 Physiology of coral animals and coral reef formation 



(Thomas Goreau) 

 Biochemistry of holothurin, steriod saponin from a sea 



cucumber (Harry F. Sobotka) 

 Hepatoma in trout ( Ross F. Nigrelli ) 

 Microsporidiosis in the angler fish (Sophie Jakowska) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Zoologtca (New York) (regu- 

 larly published journal) 



Genetics Laboratory 



POSTAL ADDRESS: New York Aquarium, Brooklyn 24, 



New York, USA. 

 STAFF OFFICER: Klaus D. Kallman, Research Associate 



in Genetics. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: New York Zoological Society. 



YEAR FOUNDED: 1939- 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on genetics 

 and correlated studies of small, warm fresh-water 

 fishes; graduate instruction. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 1 visi- 

 tor; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Very ex- 

 tensive library at American Museum of Natural His- 

 tory; small aquarium tanks; histological equipment. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: Fish genetics. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 2 tech- 

 nicians. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



STUDIES: The following genetic strains are available 



for research : 

 Inbred strains of Xiphophoriis vuiciiLuiis and X. 



hellerii. 

 Special color strains of the same two species. 

 Tumorous strains of the same two species and their 



hybrids. 



