Pascal GIRARD

Joined: May 31, 2021 Last Active: Oct 7, 2024 iNaturalist

I am a doctor in Astronomy passionate about marine life and especially nudibranchs & all other seaslugs.
Marine biology instructor, Scientific diver & Underwater photographer/videographer.
https://www.instagram.com/theeyeofthediver
https://www.loeilduplongeur.com/

DORIS ambassador (https://doris.ffessm.fr) for French Occitanie area.

Author of French naturalist guides on Mediterranean seaslugs, fish and "sea-wrack": https://www.loeilduplongeur.com/e-shop/

Co-author of the Biotope Foundation e-journal:
Rufray, X., Girard, P., Le Bris, S., Menut, T., Santarelli, C. & Salvador X. 2021. Liste commentée des limaces de mer de la lagune de Thau, Hérault. Les cahiers de la fondation Biotope, 36 : 1-189. https://www.biotope.fr/download/230907/

Co-author of a scientific paper rehabilitating Doriopsilla rarispinosa species:
Furfaro, G.; Schreier, C.; Trainito, E.; Pontes, M.; Madrenas, E.; Girard, P.; Mariottini, P. The Sea Slug Doriopsilla areolata Bergh, 1880 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the Mediterranean Sea: Another Case of Cryptic Diversity. Diversity 2022, 14, 297. https://doi.org/10.3390/d14040297

Co-author of a French book on Mediterranean seaslugs released in 2024:
https://www.editions-mediterraneus.fr/produit/guide-des-limaces-de-mer-de-mediterranee/

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