Leslie Harris - The Wonderful World of Worms

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Posted: February 10, 2014

Leslie Harris recorded this Aquacast at the Aquarium on January 23, 2014. Harris is the collections manager for the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum’s polychaete (marine annelid worms) collection. She is one of the founders of the Southern California Association of Marine Invertebrate Taxonomists and currently serves as the association’s vice president. Harris has worked as a marine biologist for forty-three years, starting at the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project in 1970.

Harris discusses why she studies marine worms and what she finds fascinating about them.

Video Posted: February 10, 2014 | Running time: 3:11

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