To restore the lost populations, a marine ecologist at the University of Gothenburg began slowly reintroducing L. saxatilis ...

Take, for instance, the species of marine snail known as Littorina saxatilis. This snail is well-known for being a ...

Two ecotypes of Littorina saxatilis marine snails, adapted to different environments. From the shore to the little black dot in the sea. The experimental skerry in the Koster archipelago off the ...

gonad and gonoduct of the gastropod Littorina saxatilis. The unique feature of this ‘parthenita’ is that it has the same essential structure as the cercariæ which it produces. It is not yet ...

Snails on a tiny rocky islet evolved before scientists' eyes. The marine snails were reintroduced after a toxic algal bloom wiped them out from the skerry. While the researchers intentionally ...