Boyle, Michael J.
Former Biologist SMSFP
Boyle, Michael J.
Former Biologist SMSFP
Michael Boyle earned a PhD in Zoology, with specialization in developmental biology from the University of Hawaii, followed by completion of two postdoctoral research fellowships with the Smithsonian Institution. His interests include molecular and morphological development of marine invertebrate life histories, particularly with sipunculan marine worms and other members of Spiralia. Specific research areas include investigating gene expression patterns involved in building animal body plans, transcriptomic analyses of early development, and comparative formation of cell types and organ systems in marine larval forms. Long-term studies are aimed at utilizing DNA barcoding and metabarcoding of marine zooplankton to assess connections between larval and adult invertebrates in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), and the possible sources and/or sinks of larval diversity between the IRL and the Gulf Stream (GS) flowing offshore along the southeast coast of Florida. Current projects include characterizing larval diversity in the Fort Pierce Inlet and the Florida Current of the GS with Smithsonian and other collaborators specializing in different taxonomic groups. Michael’s research applications also emphasize the use of compound and confocal laser scanning microscopy, and high-resolution imaging of marine invertebrate life history patterns.
Dr. Boyle is the principal investigator of the Life Histories Program, and manager of microscopy and molecular biology at the Smithsonian Marine Station.
Positions
- Research Biologist, NMNH - Smithsonian Marine Station , National Museum of Natural History 2016 -
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Hawaii, Manoa 2003 - 2010
- B.Sc. in Biology (Marine), Humboldt State University , Oceanography (Minor) 2000 - 2003
Professional Biography
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Michael J. Boyle earned a Ph.D. in Zoology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 2010. His specialization is developmental biology, with a focus on embryonic and larval origins of marine invertebrate body plans. Michael completed Postdoctoral Research Fellowships at the Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce, Florida, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute of Panama, where he studied early development of sipunculan marine worms, and diversity of planktonic larval forms within Pacific and Caribbean Ocean environments. Dr. Boyle is the manager of microscopy and molecular biology, and principal investigator of the Life Histories Program at the Smithsonian Marine Station.
Research And Grants
Co-principal Investigator On
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Collin, Rachel, Madrid, Maycol, Venera‐Pontón, Dagoberto E., Macdonald, Kenneth S., De León, Alexandra, Vrdoljak, Dubravka, Boyle, Michael J., Bryant, Peter, Arehart, Tim, and Driskell, Amy C. 2023. "Diversity and genetic connectivity of heteropod (Pterotracheoidea) gastropods in the Tropical Eastern Pacific." Invertebrate Biology, 142, (1). https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12395. 2023
- Maslakova, Svetlana, Ellison, Christina I., Hiebert, Terra C., Conable, Frances, Heaphy, Maureen C., Venera-Pontón, Dagoberto E., Norenburg, Jon L., Schwartz, Megan L., Moss, Nicole D., Boyle, Michael J., Driskell, Amy C., MacDonald, Kenneth S., III, Zattara, Eduardo E., and Collin, Rachel. 2022. "Sampling multiple life stages significantly increases estimates of marine biodiversity." Biology Letters, 18, (4). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0596. 2022
- Collin, Rachel, Venera-Ponton, Dagoberto E., Macdonald, Kenneth, Driskell, Amy C., and Boyle, Michael J. 2021. "Knots, spoons, and cloches: DNA barcoding unusual larval forms helps document the diversity of Neotropical marine annelids." Invertebrate Biology, e12311–e12311. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12311. 2021
- Bogantes, Viktoria E., Boyle, Michael J., and Halanych, Kenneth M. 2021. "New reports on Pseudopolydora (Annelida: Spionidae) from the East Coast of Florida, including the non-native species P. paucibranchiata." Bioinvasions Records 10 (3):577-588. https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2021.10.3.07 2021
- Pappalardo, Paula, Collins, Allen G., Pagenkopp Lohan, Katrina M., Hanson, Kate M., Truskey, Sarit B., Jaeckle, William, Ames, Cheryl Lewis, Goodheart, Jessica A., Bush, Stephanie L., Biancani, Leann M., Strong, Ellen E., Vecchione, Michael, Harasewych, M. G., Reed, Karen, Lin, Chan, Hartil, Elise C., Whelpley, Jessica, Blumberg, Jamie, Matterson, Kenan, Redmond, Niamh E., Becker, Allison, Boyle, Michael J., and Osborn, Karen J. 2021. "The role of taxonomic expertise in interpretation of metabarcoding studies." ICES Journal of Marine Science, 78, (9) 3397–3410. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsab082. 2021
- Collin, Rachel, Venera-Ponton, Dagoberto E., Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald, Kenneth S., Geyer, Laura B., Lessios, Harilaos A., and Boyle, Michael J. 2020. "DNA barcoding of echinopluteus larvae uncovers cryptic diversity in neotropical echinoids." Invertebrate Biology, Article e12292. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12292. 2020
- Collin, Rachel, Venera-Ponton, Dagoberto E., Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald, Kenneth S., and Boyle, Michael J. 2020. "How I wonder what you are: Can DNA barcoding identify the larval asteroids of Panama?" Invertebrate Biology, e12303–e12303. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12303. 2020
- Collin, Rachel, Venera-Ponton, Dagoberto E., Paulay, Gustav, and Boyle, Michael J. 2020. "World Travelers: DNA Barcoding Unmasks the Origin of Cloning Asteroid Larvae from the Caribbean." Biological Bulletin, https://doi.org/10.1086/710796. 2020
- Schulze, Anja, Boyle, Michael J., and Kawauchi, Gisele Y. 2019. "6 Amphinomida/Sipuncula*." in Annelida Volume 1: Annelida Basal Groups and Pleistoannelida, Sedentaria I, edited by Purschke, Günter, Böggemann, Markus, and Westheide, Wilfried., 177-201. De Gruyter. 2019
- Carrillo‐Baltodano, Allan M., Boyle, Michael J., Rice, Mary E., and Meyer, Néva P. 2019. "Developmental architecture of the nervous system in Themiste lageniformis (Sipuncula): New evidence from confocal laser scanning microscopy and gene expression." Journal of Morphology jmor.21054. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21054 2019
- Collin, Rachel, Venera‐Pontón, Dagoberto E., Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald, Kenneth S., Chan, Kit‐Yu Karen, and Boyle, Michael J. 2019. "Documenting neotropical diversity of phoronids with DNA barcoding of planktonic larvae." Invertebrate Biology, 138, (2). https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12242. 2019
- Herranz, María, Leander, Brian S., Pardos, Fernando, and Boyle, Michael J. 2019. "Neuroanatomy of mud dragons: a comprehensive view of the nervous system in Echinoderes (Kinorhyncha) by confocal laser scanning microscopy." BMC Evolutionary Biology 19 (1):86. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1405-4 2019
- Collin, Rachel, Venera-Pontón, Dagoberto E., Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald, Kenneth S., and Boyle, Michael J. 2019. "Planktotrophic Brachiopod Larvae from the Pacific and Caribbean of Panama." Diversity, 11, (1). https://doi.org/10.3390/d11010002. 2019
- Collin, Rachel, Venera‐Pontón, Dagoberto E., Driskell, Amy C., Macdonald, Kenneth S., and Boyle, Michael J. 2019. "Unexpected molecular and morphological diversity of hemichordate larvae from the Neotropics." Invertebrate Biology, 138, (4) Article e12273. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12273. 2019
- Lemer, Sarah, Kawauchi, Gisele Y., Andrade, Sónia C. S., González, Vanessa L., Boyle, Michael J., and Giribet, Gonzalo. 2015. "Re-evaluating the phylogeny of Sipuncula through transcriptomics." Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 83 174–183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.10.019. 2015
- Boyle, Michael J., Yamaguchi, Emi, and Seaver, Elaine C. 2014. "Molecular conservation of metazoan gut formation: evidence from expression of endomesoderm genes in Capitella teleta (Annelida)." EvoDevo 5:39. 2014
- Boyle, Michael J. and Rice, Mary E. 2014. "Sipuncula: an emerging model of spiralian development and evolution." The International journal of developmental biology 58:485-499. https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.140095mb 2014
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Chapter
- Boyle, Michael J. and Rice, Mary E. 2018. "Comparative Development and the Evolution of Life History Diversity in Sipuncula." in Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Biology of the Sipuncula, edited by Boyle, Michael J. and Kawauchi, Gisele Y., 11-34. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.1943-667X.42 2018
- Rice, Mary E., Piraino, Julianne, Reichardt, Hugh F., and Boyle, Michael J. 2018. "Observations on Oceanic Pelagosphera Larvae (Sipuncula): Morphology, Behavior, and Metamorphosis." in Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Biology of the Sipuncula, edited by Boyle, Michael J. and Kawauchi, Gisele Y., 41-81. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.1943-667X.42 2018
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Dataset
- Pappalardo, Paula, Collins, Allen G., Pagenkopp Lohan, Katrina M., Hanson, Kate M., Truskey, Sarit B., Jaeckle, William, Lewis Ames, Cheryl, Goodheart, Jessica A., Bush, Stephanie L., Biancani, Leann M., Strong, Ellen E., Vecchione, Michael, Harasewych, M. G., Reed, Karen, Lin, Chan, Hartil, Elise, Whelpley, Jessica, Blumberg, Jamie, Matterson, Kenan, Redmond, Niamh E., Becker, Allison, Boyle, Michael J., and Osborn, Karen J. 2021. [Dataset] Data from: The role of taxonomic expertise in interpretation of metabarcoding studies. Distributed by Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.TDZ08KPZX. 2021
Editor Of
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Book
- Boyle, Michael J. and Kawauchi, Gisele Y. , eds. 2018. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Biology of the Sipuncula. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.1943-667X.42 2018
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Contact
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Department
Mailing Address
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Smithsonian Marine Station
701 Seaway Drive
Fort Pierce, Florida 34949
