ResearchAs a current graduate student, the aim of my research is to more conclusively understand the evolution and biodiversity of branchiate scale worms, utilizing molecular phylogenetic methods and morphology. These fascinating marine worms are native to deep-sea chemosynthetic-based ecosystems, such as methane seeps, hydrothermal vents, volcanic seamounts, and whale falls. They exhibit remarkable morphological, molecular, and behavioral adaptations that enable them to thrive in these hypoxic habitats, which are often exposed to toxic concentrations of chemicals like hydrogen sulfide.
VC: Schmidt Ocean Institute, R/V "Falkor" & ROV "SuBastian"
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Avery HatchI love science because it is a career in which you never stop learning. I have always had a passion for the ocean and the plethora of marine creatures that call it home. During a visit to the Monterey Bay Aquarium when I was merely seven years old, I learned what being a marine biologist was all about. I knew instantaneously it was my calling and have chased that dream ever since. My itching curiosity to explore the biodiversity and evolution of marine invertebrates inspired me to become a proud member of Spineless in 2014. As the lab technician, my personal objectives are to instill in new students a shared passion for our research and help elicit publications in a collaborative, timely fashion.
PC: Greg Rouse
Graduate Student Researcher
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD Marine Biology Research Division (MBRD) 8750 Biological Grade, Hubbs Hall Rm 2350 La Jolla, CA 92037 ahatch@ucsd.edu
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Photography
A selection of my photography from fieldwork in Costa Rica 2018 & 2019
Peinaleopolynoe in the media
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New Worm Species with Jewel-Like Scales Discovered in Deep Ocean Darkness: A mysterious video shows worms fighting and dancing the "jitterbug" by Nala Rogers, Staff Writer:
https://www.insidescience.org/news/new-worm-species-jewel-scales-discovered-deep-ocean-darkness Hungry Hungry Scale Worms: Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep-Sea Dwellers by Chase Martin, Scripps News Media Contact:
https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/hungry-hungry-scale-worms-scientists-discover-four-new-species-deep-sea-dwellers Four New Species Of Glittery Deep Sea "Elvis Worms" Discovered by Stephen Luntz, Staff Writer:
https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/four-new-species-of-glittery-deep-sea-elvis-worms-discovered/ Newly discovered 'glitter worms' dance and fight one another underwater by Bonnie Burton, CNET Contributor:
https://www.cnet.com/news/scientists-discover-new-colorful-glitter-fighting-worms-living-deep-underwater/ 'Elvis worms' covered in stunning iridescent scales that resemble the King of Rock's sequined suits are found living more than 3,000 feet below the Gulf of California by Stacy Liberatore:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8320607/Elvis-worms-covered-iridescent-scales-resemble-King-Rocks-sequined-suits.html |
Publications
Hatch, Avery S.; Liew, Haebin; Hourdez, Stéphane; Rouse, Greg W. (2020). Hungry scale worms: Phylogenetics of Peinaleopolynoe (Polynoidae, Annelida), with four new species. ZooKeys. 932: 27-74.
doi: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/48532/
Lindgren, Johanna; Hatch, Avery S.; Hourdez, Stephané; Seid, Charlotte A.; Rouse, Greg W. (2019). Phylogeny and Biogeography of Branchipolynoe (Polynoidae, Phyllodocida, Aciculata, Annelida), with Descriptions of Five New Species from Methane Seeps and Hydrothermal Vents. Diversity. 11(9): 153: 1-39.
doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/9/153
doi: https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/48532/
Lindgren, Johanna; Hatch, Avery S.; Hourdez, Stephané; Seid, Charlotte A.; Rouse, Greg W. (2019). Phylogeny and Biogeography of Branchipolynoe (Polynoidae, Phyllodocida, Aciculata, Annelida), with Descriptions of Five New Species from Methane Seeps and Hydrothermal Vents. Diversity. 11(9): 153: 1-39.
doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/9/153