Agricultural and Life Sciences (IFAS)
Francis-Floyd Lab
Led by Ruth Francis-Floyd · Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences
What we study
The lab studies fish and marine mammal health, focusing on aquaculture and clinical medicine. Ruth Francis-Floyd collaborates with researchers on projects like sea urchin health and manatee biology.
What working here is like
- Clinical
- Marine organisms
- Wild animals
- Projects
- 3
- Papers
- 5
Current projects
Health of the long-spined sea urchin (Diadema antillarum)
Research on sea urchin health and culture for stock enhancement in Florida waters.
African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) biology
Improved understanding of manatee biology and habitat in Cameroon.
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Cold-Stress syndrome in Florida manatee
Collaboration with Zoo Tampa to study and manage manatee health issues.
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Recent papers, explained
- Clinical training in aquatic animal medicine—a unique strength of the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine
2026 · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Complete genome of Vibrio harveyi isolate K2014767 from the hepatopancreas of captive Caribbean spiny lobster ( Panulirus argus )
2024 · Microbiology Resource Announcements
Sequences the genome of a Vibrio harveyi strain from a captive Caribbean spiny lobster.
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- Retrospective comparison of thyroid hormones in Steller sea lions Eumetopias jubatus under professional care with and without thyroid disease
2024 · Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
Compares thyroid hormone levels in Steller sea lions with and without thyroid disease.
- A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean Sea
2023 · Science Advances
Finds a scuticociliate parasite linked to mass sea urchin deaths in the Caribbean.
- Diagnosis of piscine francisellosis in Largemouth Bass from a public display exhibit in north-central Florida, USA
2023 · Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
Identifies Francisella orientalis infections in Largemouth Bass from a public aquarium.
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