Unveiling the early evolution of black corals [PDF]
Communications BiologyBlack corals, primarily deep-sea cnidarians (Anthozoa: Antipatharia), are inferred to have originated either in the Ediacaran or Cambrian based on molecular clock estimates.
Wenjing Hao +10 more
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Assessing population changes of historically overexploited black corals (Order: Antipatharia) in Cozumel, Mexico [PDF]
PeerJ, 2018 Black corals (Antipatharians) are crucial structural and ecological components of many mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs; reefs 30–150 m depth). In Mexico, black corals are harvested for the jewellery industry, which has historically led to population ...
Erika Gress, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown
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Black Coral Distribution in the Italian Seas: A Review [PDF]
Diversity, 2021 Antipatharian corals are important structural and complex members of benthic communities inhabiting the Italian seafloor. In this study, the distribution of black corals in Italy is reported and mapped for the first time.
Michela Ingrassia, Letizia Di Bella
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Distinct patterns of microbial association across deep-sea corals from the Western Pacific Magellan Seamounts [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumAhermatypic corals are common inhabitants in the Magellan Seamounts of the Western Pacific Ocean, yet their microbiomes are largely unexplored.
Weizhi Song +7 more
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of the black corals Alternatipathes mirabilis Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021 and Parantipathes larix (Esper, 1788) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Antipatharia, Schizopathidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysWe describe the complete mitogenomes of the black corals Alternatipathes mirabilis Opresko & Molodtsova, 2021 and Parantipathes larix (Esper, 1790) (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Hexacorallia, Antipatharia, Schizopathidae).
Brendan A. Cruz +15 more
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Neglected Biodiversity of Fish Assemblages Associated With Antipatharia (Black Corals) on Tropical Shallow Reef Ecosystems [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAddressing anthropogenic threats compromising the persistence of tropical marine ecosystems requires a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental ecological functions organisms fulfill in these realms.
Erika Gress +3 more
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A highly effective therapeutic ointment for treating corals with black band disease.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Infectious disease outbreaks are a primary contributor to coral reef decline worldwide. A particularly lethal disease, black band disease (BBD), was one of the first coral diseases reported and has since been documented on reefs worldwide.
Katherine R Eaton +6 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Black corals, ecologically important cnidarians found from shallow to deep ocean depths, form a strong yet flexible skeleton of sclerotized chitin and other biomolecules including proteins.
Jeana L. Drake, Tali Mass, Tali Mass
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Water-Insoluble Black Pigment Released from the Octocoral Sinularia flexibilis
Applied Sciences, 2022 Coral reefs are the most diverse and productive marine ecosystems on earth. The National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium has cultured more than 35 species of corals for research.
Fu-Wen Kuo, Yu-Chia Chang, Hsing-Hui Li
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Association between deep-water scale-worms (Annelida: Polynoidae) and black corals (Cnidaria: Antipatharia) in the Southwestern Atlantic [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba), 2019 Polynoid scale-worms have been found living as commensals with deep-water antipatharians (commonly known as black corals) in the Potiguar Basin, off Rio Grande do Norte State, Northeastern Brazil.
José Eriberto De Assis +5 more
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