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Jae Nash

A marine biology instructor at a community college in Honolulu, Hawaii, Jae Nash runs a classroom seawater lab focused on marine invertebrates. He previously worked as a research technician surveying benthic ecosystems in coastal waters. Nash guides students through live dissections and tank observations of local reef species, bringing laboratory techniques into introductory coursework.

The Water Vascular System in Starfish and How It Works Aquatic
What Is an Open Circulatory System? Function & Examples Biology
Porifera: Structure, Function, and Role in Marine Ecosystems Aquatic
The Leech Brain: Does a Leech Really Have 32 Brains?Bugs
What Are Bryozoans? Anatomy, Life Cycle, and Habitats Aquatic
What Is Phylum Cnidaria? Characteristics and Examples Zoology
Are Swimmerets Jointed? The Anatomy of a Crustacean Appendage Aquatic
Is Foraminifera Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?Biology
Why Are Barnacles So Gross? The Biology Behind the Revulsion Aquatic
What Is the Function of the Test in a Sea Urchin?Aquatic
Do Mollusks Have Tissues? A Look at Their Complexity Zoology
Do Porifera Have a Digestive System?Biology
What Do Platyhelminthes Eat? From Free-Living to Parasitic Zoology
Does Notching Hurt Lobsters? The Science Explained Aquatic
Are Porifera Diploblastic? Explaining Sponge Structure Zoology
Are Clams Happy? A Look at Their Nervous System Aquatic
Do Barnacles Have Brains? A Look at Their Nervous System Aquatic
Do Scallops Have a Brain? Inside Their Nervous System Aquatic
Why Are Sea Cucumbers Not Annelids?Zoology
What Type of Symmetry Do Mollusks Have?Biology
Do Scallops Have a Central Nervous System?Aquatic
Why Are Ostia Important to Sponges?Aquatic
Do All Echinoderms Have Pentaradial Symmetry?Zoology
Are Sponges Acoelomates? Explaining Their Body Plan Aquatic
What Does a Lophophore Suggest About an Organism?Zoology
Where Is the Coelom of a Mollusk?Zoology
What Type of Symmetry Does the Dugesia Have?Bugs
Are Sponges Protostomes or Deuterostomes?Biology
Are Starfish Deuterostomes? Tracing Their Development Aquatic
What Are the Characteristics of Echinoderms?Zoology