education and training
- B.S., University of Miami
- Ph.D., College of William and Mary
Vecchione, Michael
Curator
Positions
- Senior Scientist, Zoologist, NOAA/NMFS National Systematics Lab. 1986 -
Systematics, development, biogeography, and ecology of cephalopods.
Background And Education
Publications
selected publications
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article
- Editorial: Deep Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in a Highly Impacted Water Column: The Gulf of Mexico After Deepwater Horizon. Frontiers in Marine Science. 8. 2021
- In situ recordings of large gelatinous spheres from NE Atlantic, and the first genetic confirmation of egg mass of Illex coindetii (Verany, 1839) (Cephalopoda, Mollusca). Scientific Reports. 11. 2021
- Survey of bathyal incirrate octopods in the western North Atlantic. Marine Biodiversity. 51. 2021
- The role of taxonomic expertise in interpretation of metabarcoding studies. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 2021
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico Following Deepwater Horizon. Frontiers in Marine Science. 2020
- Abundance and diversity of deep-sea crustaceans (Decapoda, Lophogastrida, and Euphausiacea) in the micronekton of Bear Seamount, New England Seamount Chain. Marine Biodiversity. 50:77-77. 2020
- Cephalopod research across scales: from molecules to ecosystems. Bulletin of Marine Science. 96:231-234. 2020
- First in situ observation of Cephalopoda at hadal depths (Octopoda: Opisthoteuthidae: Grimpoteuthis sp.). Marine Biology. 167:82-82. 2020
- Octopods of deep reefs off Curaçao, southern Caribbean, including description of one newly discovered species. Bulletin of Marine Science. 96:297-308. 2020
- Paralarval and juvenile cephalopods within warm-core eddies in the North Atlantic. Bulletin of Marine Science. 96:235-261. 2020
- Population genomics of three deep-sea cephalopod species reveals connectivity between the Gulf of Mexico and northwestern Atlantic Ocean. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 158:Article 103222. 2020
- Temporal Variability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Deep-Sea Cephalopods of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:Article 54. 2020
- The First In Situ Observation of the Ram's Horn Squid Spirula spirula Turns "Common Knowledge" Upside Down. Diversity. 12. 2020
- Vertical Distribution Patterns of Cephalopods in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Frontiers in Marine Science. 7:Article 47. 2020
- Vertical and small-scale horizontal distribution of cephalopods in the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Bulletin of Marine Science. 96:341-356. 2020
- Condition of the Sasaki/Albatross Cephalopod Collection at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History. Marine Fisheries Review. 80:83-88. 2019
- Global Patterns of Species Richness in Coastal Cephalopods. Frontiers in Marine Science. 6:UNSP 469-UNSP 469. 2019
- Trophic ecology of the deep-sea cephalopod assemblage near Bear Seamount in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Marine Ecology - Progress Series. 629:67-86. 2019
- Erratum : Variability of Paralarval-Squid Occurrence in Meter-Net Tows from East of Florida, USA. Southeastern Naturalist. 17:N14. 2018
- Cephalopod biodiversity in the vicinity of Bear Seamount, western North Atlantic based on exploratory trawling from 2000 to 2014. Marine Biodiversity. 47:699-722. 2017
- Diversity of midwater cephalopods in the northern Gulf of Mexico: comparison of two collecting methods. Marine Biodiversity. 47:647-657. 2017
- Editorial: Recent Advances in the Knowledge of Cephalopod Biodiversity. Marine Biodiversity. 47:619-990. 2017
- Notes on cephalopods photographed near the bottom in the Clipperton-Clarion Fracture Zone. Marine Biodiversity. 47:307-310. 2017
- Observations of Passerines and a Falcon from a Research Vessel in the Western North Atlantic Ocean. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 129:349-353. 2017
- Variability of Paralarval-Squid Occurrence in Meter-Net Tows from East of Florida, USA. Southeastern Naturalist. 16:629-642. 2017
- Whole mitochondrial genome of the Ram’s Horn Squid shines light on the phylogenetic position of the monotypic order Spirulida (Haeckel, 1896). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 109:296-301. 2017
- Association of deep-sea incirrate octopods with manganese crusts and nodule fields in the Pacific Ocean. Current Biology. 26:R1268-R1269. 2016
- Morphological and molecular evidence of Heteroteuthis dagamensis in the Gulf of Mexico. Bulletin of Marine Science. 92:51-57. 2016
- Walvisteuthis jeremiahi n. sp. (Mollusca: Cephalopoda), an onychoteuthid squid from the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 128:164-175. 2015
- Paralarval octopods of the Florida Current. Journal of Natural History. 49:1281-1304. 2015
- The effect of the North Atlantic Subpolar Front as a boundary in pelagic biogeography decreases with increasing depth and organism size. Progress in Oceanography. 138, Part A:105-115. 2015
- In situ observations on behaviour of the ommastrephid squid genus Illex (Cephalopoda: Ommastrephidae) in the northwestern Atlantic. Journal of Natural History. 48:2501-2516. 2014
- Dedication to Professor Malcolm R. Clarke (1930-2013). Hydrobiologia. 725:1-1. 2014
- Diet composition of Bathylagus euryops (Osmeriformes: Bathylagidae) along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 92:107-114. 2014
- Specimen collection: An essential tool. Science. 344:814-815. 2014
- The ink sac clouds octopod evolutionary history. Hydrobiologia. 725:215-235. 2014
- Distribution of the biomass-dominant pelagic fish, Bathylagus euryops (Argentiniformes: Microstomatidae), along the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 78:16-23. 2013
- Does Presence of a Mid-Ocean Ridge Enhance Biomass and Biodiversity?. Plos One. 8:e61550. 2013
- First in situ observations of the deep-sea squid Grimalditeuthis bonplandi reveal unique use of tentacles. Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) B. 280. 2013
- Mating Behavior of a Deep-Sea Squid Revealed by in situ Videography and the Study of Archived Specimens. Biological Bulletin. 223:263-267. 2012
- Morphological variability of the rare bush-club squid Batoteuthis (Cephalopoda, Batoteuthidae)?. Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 266:77-83. 2012
- The Southern Ocean: Source and Sink?. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 58:196-204. 2011
- Cephalopod species richness in the wider Caribbean region. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 67:1392-1400. 2010
- Cephalopods of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research. 6:25-52. 2010
- Deep, diverse and definitely different: unique attributes of the world's largest ecosystem. Biogeosciences. 7:2851-2899. 2010
- Ontogenic changes in diel vertical migration patterns compared with known allometric changes in three mesopelagic squid species suggest an expanded definition of a paralarva. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 67:1436-1443. 2010
- Evolution of the cephalopod head complex by assembly of multiple molluscan body parts: Evidence from Nautilus embryonic development. Journal of Morphology. 269:1-17. 2008
- Mastigoteuthis microlucens, a new species of the squid family Mastigoteuthidae (Mollusca : Cephalopoda). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 121:276-282. 2008
- Persistent pollutants in nine species of deep-sea cephalopods. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 56:1498-1500. 2008
- Small-scale distribution of deep-sea demersal nekton and other megafauna in the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 55:153-160. 2008
- Towards improved understanding of the diversity and abundance patterns of the mid-ocean ridge macro- and megafauna. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography. 55:1-5. 2008
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chapter
- Arctic marine biodiversity. 705-728. 2016
- Biological Communities on Seamounts and Other Submarine Features Potentially Threatened by Disturbance. 899-911. 2016
- Open Ocean Deep Sea. 685-704. 2016
- Southern Ocean. 729-748. 2016
- Cephalopoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico. 701-710. 2009
- Persistent Elevated Abundance of Octopods in an Overfished Antarctic Area. 197-204. 2009
Activities
Responsible Collections Areas
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Cephalopoda
Pteropoda
Affiliation
member of
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Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
