Slow mitochondrial DNA sequence evolution in the Anthozoa (Cnidaria) [PDF]
Molecular Ecology, 2002 AbstractMitochondrial genes have been used extensively in population genetic and phylogeographical analyses, in part due to a high rate of nucleotide substitution in animal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Nucleotide sequences of anthozoan mitochondrial genes, however, are virtually invariant among conspecifics, even at third codon positions of protein ...
Madeleine J H Van Oppen, Gert Wörheide
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Parasitism as a Long-Lasting Interaction-First Evidence From Paleozoic Corals. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe peak of reef development in the middle Paleozoic resulted in a dense network of interactions between corals and their symbionts. The long duration (longevity) of one of the most common relationships, parasitism, has remained unevidenced so far. Here we report on a tabulate coral infested by parasites, where, based on growth bands, the duration of ...
Zapalski MK +3 more
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The proteotranscriptomic characterization of venom in the white seafan Eunicella singularis elucidates the evolution of Octocorallia arsenal [PDF]
Open BiologyAll the members of the phylum Cnidaria are characterized by the production of venom in specialized structures, the nematocysts. Venom of jellyfish (Medusozoa) and sea anemones (Anthozoa) has been investigated since the 1970s, revealing a remarkable ...
Maria Vittoria Modica +9 more
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Understanding Dynamic Molecular Responses Is Key to Designing Environmental Stress Experiments: A Review of Gene and Protein Expression in Cnidaria Under Stress. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Gene and protein expression analyses are powerful tools to investigate the responses of cnidarians to stress, providing information on both genetic and functional variation and capturing dynamic shifts in organismal physiology. As the use of high throughput sequencing to understand responses of cnidarians to stressors is still relatively new ...
Molinari CG, McDougall C, Pitt KA.
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A Network Approach to White Band Disease Challenged Staghorn Coral <i>Acropora cervicornis</i>microRNAs and Their Targets. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur study looks at the association between microRNA expression and disease resistance in Caribbean staghorn corals infected with White Band Disease. We find three microRNAs differentially expressed due to disease resistance with putative targets involved in innate immunity.
Despard BA +3 more
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Grouped vesicles from the Middle East. [PDF]
J Dtsch Dermatol GesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 212-217, February 2025.
Baaske KM, Sunderkötter C, Montag A.
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Quantifying diversity and growth form distribution of scleractinian corals, in Mangrove Bay, El Qoseir, Egypt [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalCoral reefs provide habitat for approximately 25% of all extant marine species, including 845 species of scleractinian corals. These rich ecosystems are becoming increasingly degraded in many regions by a range of anthropogenic factors, including ...
Theres Koch +10 more
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Phylogeography of Cold Water Soft Coral Alcyonium spp. (Anthozoa, Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) Between South America and the West Antarctic Peninsula. [PDF]
Ecol EvolOur study on genetic diversity in Alcyonium species across the southern South American‐Antarctic region revealed significant genetic divergence, indicating long‐term persistence and adaptation to varied environmental conditions since their diversification approximately 41.1 million years ago, coinciding with the opening of the Drake Passage and the ...
Bruning P +7 more
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Development of microsatellite markers and evaluation of the genetic diversity of the edible sea anemone Paracondylactis sinensis (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) in China [PDF]
Biodiversity Data JournalParacondylactis sinensis Carlgren, 1934 is a sea anemone with economic value in China. The wild population of P. sinensis has been shrinking due to overfishing and environmental pollution, which have caused price instability.
Junyuan Li +5 more
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In vivo and post-mortem bioerosion traces in solitary corals from the upper Pliocene deposits of Tunisia [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2023 The polychaete borings Caulostrepsis taeniola, Caulostrepsis cretacea, Caulostrepsis avipes, Caulostrepsis penicillus isp. nov., Maeandropolydora elegans, Maeandropolydora sulcans, Sulcichnus sigillum, the bryozoan boring Pinaceocladichnus onubensis ...
NADIA GAALOUL +6 more
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