Education:
Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon - Biology - B.S., 1995. Advisor: RA Farris
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California - Biology - M.A., 1997. Thesis advisor: GJ Brusca
The University of Maine, Orono, Maine - Zoology - Ph.D., 2002. Dissertation advisor: S Tyler

Publications:
'*' indicates undergraduate co-author

Hooge MD 2008. Two new acoels (Acoelomorpha) from the northwest Atlantic. Zootaxa (submitted).

Hooge MD & Tyler S 2008. Acoela (Acoelomorpha) from Bocas del Toro, Panama. Zootaxa 1719: 1–40.

Hooge MD 2007. Acoela. In: The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central
California to Oregon. JT Carlton (ed). Pp. 214–216.

Hooge MD, Todt C, Maloy A, & Tyler S 2007. A revision of the systematics of  panther worms (Hofstenia
spp., Acoela), with notes on color variation and genetic variation within the genus. Hydrobiologia 592: 439–454.

Barneah O, Brickner I, Hooge M, Weis VM, & Benayahu Y 2007. First evidence of maternal transmission of
algal endosymbionts at an oocyte stage in a triploblastic host. Invertebrate Biology 126: 113–119.

Achatz JG, Hooge MD, & Tyler S 2007. Convolutidae (Acoela) from Belize. Zootaxa 1479: 35–66.

Hooge MD & Tyler S 2007. Acoela (Acoelomorpha) from Belize. Zootaxa 1479: 21–33.

Barneah O, Brickner I, Hooge M, Weis VM, & Benayahu Y 2007. Three party symbiosis: acoelomorph
worms, corals and unicellular symbionts in Eilat (Red Sea). Marine Biology 151: 1215–1223.

Achatz JG & Hooge MD 2006. Convolutidae (Acoela) from Tanzania. Zootaxa 1362: 1–21.

Hooge MD & Rocha CEF 2006. Acoela (Acoelomorpha) from the northern beaches of the state of São Paulo,
Brazil and a systematic revision of the family Otocelididae. Zootaxa 1335: 1–50.

Petrov A, Hooge MD, & Tyler S 2006. Comparative morphology of the bursal nozzles in acoels (Acoela,
Acoelomorpha). Journal of Morphology 267: 634–648.

Hooge MD, Tyler S 2006. Concordance of molecular and morphological data: The example of the Acoela.
Integrative and Comparative Biology 46: 118–124.
     
Ogunlana MV, Hooge MD, Tekle YI, Benayahu Y, Barneah O, & Tyler S 2005. Waminoa brickneri n. sp.
(Acoela: Acoelomorpha) associated with corals in the Red Sea. Zootaxa 1008: 1–11.

Hooge MD & Eppinger N*. 2005. New species of Acoela (Acoelomorpha) from the Gulf of California.
Zootaxa 1009: 1–14.

Hooge MD & Tyler S. 2005. New tools for resolving acoel phylogenies: A systematic revision of the
Convolutidae (Acoela, Acoelomorpha). Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary
Research 43(2): 100–113.

Petrov A, Hooge MD, & Tyler S. 2004. Ultrastructure of sperms in Acoela (Acoelomorpha) and its concordance
with molecular systematics. Invertebrate Biology 123: 183–197.

Tyler S & Hooge M. 2004. Comparative morphology of the body wall of flatworms (Platyhelminthes).
Canadian Journal of Zoology 82: 194–210.

Hooge MD & Smith JPS. 2003. New acoels (Acoela, Acoelomorpha) from North Carolina. Zootaxa 442: 1–24.

Hooge MD. 2003. Two new families, three new genera, and four new species of acoel flatworms
(Acoela, Platyhelminthes) from Queensland Australia. Cahiers de Biologie Marine 44: 275–298.

Sørensen MV, Tyler S, Hooge M, & Funch P. 2003. Organization of the pharyngeal hard parts
and musculature in Gnathostomula armata (Gnathostomulida, Gnathostomulidae).
Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1463–1470.

Sørensen MV, Funch P, Hooge M, & Tyler S. 2003. Musculature of Notholca acuminata
(Rotifera: Ploima: Brachionidae) revealed by confocal scanning laser microscopy.
Invertebrate Biology 122: 223–230.

Hooge MD & Tyler S. 2003. Acoels (Platyhelminthes, Acoela) from the Atlantic coast of North America.
Meiofauna Marina 12: 7–36.

Hooge MD & Tyler S 2003. Two new acoels (Acoela, Platyhelminthes) from the central coast of
California. Zootaxa 131: 1–14.

Hooge MD, Haye PA, Litvaitis MK, Tyler S, & Kornfield I. 2002. Molecular systematics of the Acoela
(Acoelomorpha, Platyhelminthes) and its concordance with morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and
Evolution 24: 333–342. (Abstract)

Hooge MD 2001. Evolution of body-wall musculature in the Platyhelminthes (Acoela, Catenulida,
Rhabditophora). Journal of Morphology 249: 171–194. (Abstract)

Hooge MD & Tyler S 2001. Interstitial acoels (Platyhelminthes, Acoela) from Bermuda.
Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 114(2): 412–424.

Tyler S & Hooge MD. 2001. Musculature of Gnathostomula armata RIEDL, 1970, and its ecological
significance. PSZN Marine Ecology 22: 71–83.

Hooge MD & Tyler S. 1999. Musculature of the facultative parasite Urastoma cyprinae(Platyhelminthes).
Journal of Morphology 241:207–216. (Abstract)

Hooge MD & Tyler S 1999. Body-wall musculature of Praeconvoluta tornuva n. sp. and the use of muscle
patterns in taxonomy of acoel turbellarians. Invertebrate Biology 118: 8–15.

Hooge MD 1999. The abundance and horizontal distribution of meiofauna on a northern California Beach.
Pacific Science 53: 305–315. (Abstract)

Invited Lectures:
2005. The Elusive Origins of Microscopic Worms: The Systematics of the Acoelomorpha.
Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto, CAN.

2005. Concordance of Molecular and Morphological Data: The Example of the Acoela. Society for Integrative
and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.

2004. The Elusive Origins of Microscopic Worms: The Systematics of the Acoela (Acoelomorpha). University
of the Virgin Islands. St. Thomas, USVI.

2003. Global Worming: The Search for New Systematic Tools for Elucidating the Phylogeny of the Acoela.
University of São Paulo, Department of Zoology, Brazil.

2003. New Tools for Systematics and the Phylogeny of the Acoela. XVII Simpósio de Biologia Marinha,
Centro de Biologia Marinha Universidade de São Paulo, São Sebastião, Brazil.

Presentations at meetings and symposias:
Petrov A, Hooge MD, Tyler S. 2005. Bursal nozzles in Acoela (Acoelomorpha): comparative morphology and taxonomic implications. Poster presentation, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, CA, USA.

Hooge MD, Tyler S. 2004. "A systematic revision of the Convolutidae (Acoela).” Poster presentation, PEET(Partnership for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy) V, University of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign.

Hooge MD, Tyler S. 2004. “New tools for resolving phylogenies: A systematic revision of the Convolutidae (Acoela).”
Twelfth International Meiofauna Conference (TWIMCO), Ravenna, Italy.

Tyler S, Hooge MD. 2004. “Mouthless but proboscis-bearing mystery acoelomorph flatworm.” Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA, January 2004. (Published Abstract: Integrative and Comparative Biology).

Petrov A*, Tyler S, Hooge MD. 2004. “Ultrastructure of sperms in Acoela and its concordance with molecular systematics.” Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA, January 2004. (Published Abstract: Integrative and Comparative Biology).

Hooge MD, Haye PA, Tyler S, Litvaitis MK, Kornfield I. 2002. "Molecular systematics of the Acoela(Acoelomorpha, Platyhelminthes) and its concordance with morphology." Poster presentation, PEET (Partnership for Enhancing Expertise in Taxonomy) IV, Berkeley, CA.

Hooge MD, Haye PA, Litvaitis MK, Tyler S, Kornfield I. 2002. “Phylogenetic relationships within the Acoela (Acoelomorpha, Platyhelminthes) inferred from 18S rDNA sequences.” Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA, January 2002. (Published Abstract: American Zoologist 41: 1475).

Tyler S, Hooge MD, Artois T, Schockaert E. 2001. "An online catalogue of described species of turbellarian platyhelminths." Poster presentation, Eleventh International Meiofauna Conference (ELIMCO), Boston, MA.

Hooge MD & Tyler S 2001 "Non-muscle actin in sclerotic components of the female reproductive system of acoel turbellarians." Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, IL. (Published Abstract: American Zoologist 40: 1064)

Tyler S & MD Hooge 2001. "Squeezing through tight places--Functional morphology of musculature of Gnathostomula armata." Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Chicago, IL. (Published Abstract: American Zoologist 40: 1240-1241)

Hooge MD & Tyler S 2000. "Evolution of musculature in lower platyhelminths."Poster presentation, Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Atlanta, GA. (American Zoologist 39: 44A).

Hooge MD & Tyler S 1999. "Evolution of musculature in lower platyhelminths." Poster presentation, Symposium: Interrelationships of the Plathyhelminthes, London. Sponsored by the Linnean Society of London, The Systematics Association, and the British Society for Parasitology.

Hooge MD & Tyler 1999. "Musculature of lower worms: Comparative morphology of major turbellarian clades." Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Denver, CO. (American Zoologist 38: 98A.)

Farris RA & Hooge MD 1998. "A sulfide system biotope associated with a high energy beach." Poster presention: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, February 1998.

Photo Credits:
American Microscopical Society (AMS) 2002 Photomicrography Contest. See Photo.

Invertebrates. 2nd Ed. (2003) Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, GJ. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, Mass