Deep Reef Benthos of Bermuda: Field Identification Guide [PDF]
Deep Reef Benthos of Bermuda builds on the video and imagery data collected during Nekton’s Mission – the XL Catlin Deep Ocean Survey - and provides a photographic guide for the visual identification of many of the corals, marine plants and other common ...
Goodbody-Gringley, Gretchen +8 more
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First record of Stichopathes occidentalis (Gray, 1860) and range extensions of Antipathes atlantica Gray, 1857 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Antipatharia) in the southwestern Atlantic Ocean [PDF]
Twenty-one species of black corals have been recorded in the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to date, distributed mainly at depths greater than 20 m.
Carlos Pérez +3 more
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Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems Dominated by Deep-Water Corals and Sponges in the NAFO Convention Area [PDF]
Many species of deep-water corals and sponges are important structure forming species in deep-sea environments, however not all coral and sponges meet the criteria associated with vulnerability. Here we review the taxa living within the NAFO regulatory
Fuller, S.D. (Susanna) +3 more
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New cytotoxic fatty acid esters from the black coral, Antipathes dichotoma [PDF]
Purpose: To isolate new fatty acid esters from Antipathes dichotoma and investigate their cytotoxic effects on HepG2, WI-38, VERO and MCF-7 cells.Methods: Antipathes dichotoma was collected using scuba at a depth of 10 to 20 m from the Red Sea, and the ...
Alorfi, Hajer S, Ghandourah, Mohamed A
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The taxonomic position of the pelagic 'staurozoan' Tessera gemmaria as a ceriantharian larva [PDF]
Based on 16 specimens from the Southwestern Atlantic coast (Argentina and Brazil) we reinterpret the taxonomic position of Tessera gemmaria Goy, 1979, a stauromedusa considered as incertae sedis for a long time.
Christiansen, Ernesto +6 more
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First record of black corals (Antipatharia) in shallow coastal waters of northern Chile by means of underwater video [PDF]
This record is the first report of black corals (Antipatharia) in shallow waters of the continental coast of Chile, and extends their geographical range in shallow waters of the upper continental shelf of South America by ~3000 km from Ecuador (~1°S) to ...
Easton, Erin E. +2 more
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Clasificación de Hexacorales-Corales en la zona costera e insular del Ecuador. [PDF]
En las aguas ecuatorianas existen varias especies de cnidarios que conforman los corales y con ello los arrecifes coralinos, los estudios taxonómicos de corales y arrecifes se realizaron en las Islas oceánicas de Galápagos y Coco.
Marin Chicaiza, Jandri Alexander
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A Phylogeographic Analysis of Black Coral (Antipatharia) on Artificial and Natural Reefs in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
NOAA\u27s Islands in the Stream concept (IitS) of designating networks of marine protected areas as refugia in the Gulf of Mexico depends on genetic connectivity. Isolated habitats like those proposed by the IitS occur naturally off the Texas coast where
Otte, Heather
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Some Preservation Techniques for (Deep Water) Coral Samples for Subsequent Molecular Studies: A Special Supplement from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute [PDF]
Around the time that the thirteen original Atlantic colonies were fighting for independence from Britain, there existed little agreement among naturalists as to the nature of corals.
Lopez, Jose V.
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New Records of Deep-Water Cnidaria (Scleractinia & Antipatharia) from the Gulf of Mexico [PDF]
Slxty·three species of azooxanthellate scleractinians and 26 species of antipatharians are recorded from the Gulf of Mexico. This report constitutes the first Inventory of Antipatharia within the geographic boundaries of the Gulf of Mexico whose southern
Cairns, Stephen D. +3 more
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