Avery Hiley
I 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. 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 manager, my personal objectives are to instill in new students a shared passion for our research and help elicit publications in a collaborative, timely fashion.
Graduate Student Researcher
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD Marine Biology Research Division (MBRD) 8750 Biological Grade, La Jolla, CA 92037 ahiley@ucsd.edu |
VC: Schmidt Ocean Institute, R/V "Falkor" & ROV "SuBastian"
ResearchAs a graduate student, the aim of my research is to more conclusively understand the evolution and biodiversity of deep-sea scaleworms, utilizing molecular phylogenetic methods and morphology. These fascinating marine worms are native to chemosynthetic-based ecosystems, such as methane seeps, hydrothermal vents, and organic falls. They exhibit remarkable morphological, molecular, and behavioral adaptations that enable them to thrive in these extreme environments.
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Photography
A selection of my photography from fieldwork in Costa Rica 2018 & 2019
Peinaleopolynoe in the media
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
Zhang, Dongsheng; Zhou, Yadong; Yen, Nicole; Hiley, Avery S.; Rouse, Greg W. (2023). Ophryotrocha (Dorvilleidae, Polychaeta, Annelida) from deep-sea hydrothermal vents, with the description of five new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 864: 167-194.
doi: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.864.2101
Hughes, Ian V.; Hiley, Avery S.; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). The mitochondrial genome of the deep-sea axiid shrimp, Eiconaxius baja (Decapoda: Axiidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7(8): 1463-1465.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2022.2107445
Holland, Nicholas D.; Hiley, Avery S.; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). A new species of deep-sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips. Invertebrate Biology. e12379.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12379
Mongiardino Koch, Nicolás; Thompson, Jeffrey R.; Hiley, Avery S.; McCowin, Marina F.; Armstrong, A Frances; Coppard, Simon E.; Aguilera, Felipe; Bronstein, Omri; Kroh, Andreas; Mooi, Rich; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). Phylogenomic analyses of echinoid diversification prompt a re-evaluation of their fossil record. eLife. 11: e72460.
doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.72460
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.
doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/9/153
doi: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2023.864.2101
Hughes, Ian V.; Hiley, Avery S.; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). The mitochondrial genome of the deep-sea axiid shrimp, Eiconaxius baja (Decapoda: Axiidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7(8): 1463-1465.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2022.2107445
Holland, Nicholas D.; Hiley, Avery S.; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). A new species of deep-sea torquaratorid enteropneust (Hemichordata): A sequential hermaphrodite with exceptionally wide lips. Invertebrate Biology. e12379.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12379
Mongiardino Koch, Nicolás; Thompson, Jeffrey R.; Hiley, Avery S.; McCowin, Marina F.; Armstrong, A Frances; Coppard, Simon E.; Aguilera, Felipe; Bronstein, Omri; Kroh, Andreas; Mooi, Rich; Rouse, Greg W. (2022). Phylogenomic analyses of echinoid diversification prompt a re-evaluation of their fossil record. eLife. 11: e72460.
doi: https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.72460
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.
doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/11/9/153