Welcome to Aquatic Invertebrates Network science and technology webpage. The Network is hosted at the Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (LSU AgCenter) Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center (AGGRC) and Aquatic Germplasm Center of Research Excellence (AGCoRE). The mission of the network is to provide global leadership and interdisciplinary structure for community development and collaboration to address the widespread and urgent needs to develop pathways, processes, and technology for safeguarding the germplasm and genetic resources of aquatic species. Transcending traditional species boundaries, cross-cutting fields of study, and focussing on application, the network strives to facilitate the generalization and scalability of processes and sharing of knowledge and technologies to ensure the sustainable management of aquatic genetic resources.
The AGGRC and AGCoRE aquatic invertebrates team works with groups around the world to develop germplasm and genetic resource repositories using tools like cryopreservation and additive manufacturing. Recently the team has worked with biomedical model systems (California sea hare - Aplysia californica and Green sea urchin - Lytechinus variegatus), biological model systems (Aiptasia sea anemone - Exaiptasia pallida, Longfin inshore squid - Doryteuthis pealeii, and Hummingbird bobtail squid - Euprymna berryi) and commercially important crustaceans (Whiteleg shrimp - Litopenaeus vannamei and Red swamp crawfish - Procambarus clarkii).
