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A putative chordate luciferase from a cosmopolitan tunicate indicates convergent bioluminescence evolution across phyla

Scientific Reports, 2020
Pyrosomes are tunicates in the phylum Chordata, which also contains vertebrates. Their gigantic blooms play important ecological and biogeochemical roles in oceans. Pyrosoma, meaning “fire-body”, derives from their brilliant bioluminescence.
Michael Tessler, Jean P. Gaffney, Anderson G. Oliveira, Andrew Guarnaccia, Krista C. Dobi, Nehaben A. Gujarati, Moira Galbraith, Jeremy D. Mirza, John S. Sparks, Vincent A. Pieribone, Robert J. Wood, David F. Gruber   +11 more
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Seismic Disturbance, Productivity and Depth Shape Hadal Benthic Habitats and Biodiversity in the Japan, Ryukyu and Izu‐Ogasawara Trenches (Northwest Pacific Ocean)

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 11, November 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim This study characterises benthic habitats and associated biodiversity in three Japanese subduction trenches, and explores the effects of trench‐specific differences in large‐scale seismic events, disturbance and productivity regimes on habitat structure and assemblage composition.
Denise J. B. Swanborn, Todd Bond, Heather A. Stewart, Elrond A. Garcia, Melanie S. Stott, Hiroshi Kitazato, Alan J. Jamieson   +6 more
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The genome sequence of Rhynchonycteris naso, Peters, 1867 (Chiroptera, Emballonuridae, Rhynchonycteris) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a reference genome assembly from an individual male Rhynchonycteris naso (Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Emballonuridae). The genome sequence is 2.46 Gb in span.
Erich Jarvis, Emma C. Teeling, Ine Alvarez van Tussenbroek, Martina Nagy, Mirjam Knörnschild, Philip Philge, Brian P. O'Toole, Myrtani Pieri, Nadolina Brajuka, Giulio Formenti, Linelle Abueg, Ning Zhang, Sonja C. Vernes, Thomas L. Volkert, Jonathan L. Gray, Meike Mai   +15 more
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Urbanization Drives Habitat Suitability of the Invasive Cuban Knight Anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida, USA

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 10, October 2025.
This study evaluates the climatic and anthropogenic factors driving the habitat suitability of the invasive Cuban knight anole (Anolis equestris) in Florida and its potential impact on three threatened invertebrate species through habitat overlap. Using species distribution models (SDMs), we found that urbanization strongly influences the anole's ...
Alexander S. Romer, Sergio A. Balaguera‐Reina, Eric Saurez, Edison D. Bonilla‐Liberato, W. James Whelpley, Frank J. Mazzotti, Melissa A. Miller   +6 more
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Graveyards of Giant Pandas at the Bottom of the Sea? A Strange-Looking New Species of Colonial Ascidians in the Genus Clavelina (Tunicata: Ascidiacea)

Species Diversity
An unidentified colonial ascidian called gaikotsu-panda-hoya in Japanese, literally meaning ‘skeleton panda ascidian,’ has been attracting SCUBA divers’ attention for the past few years since its strange appearance was introduced on the Internet by a ...
Naohiro Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kajihara
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Testing the core–periphery hypothesis: a standardised multi‐phylum assessment of genetic diversity of marine coastal species

Ecography, Volume 2025, Issue 10, October 2025.
The core–periphery hypothesis (CPH) predicts that genetic diversity is greatest at the centre and lowest at the edges of a species' distribution because genetic diversity is a function of a species' abundance, which is also expected to be greatest at the centre and lowest at the edges of the distribution. Variants of the CPH include the ‘Ramped North' (
Daniel Cárcamo, Mailiu Díaz Peña, Jonathan P. A. Gardner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genome sequence of Molossus alvarezi González-Ruiz, Ramírez-Pulido and Arroyo-Cabrales, 2011 (Chiroptera, Molossidae) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Molossus alvarezi (Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Molossidae). The genome sequence is 2.490 Gb in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 24 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the X sex
Erich Jarvis, Emma C. Teeling, Melissa R. Ingala, Nancy B. Simmons, Myrtani Pieri, Nadolina Brajuka, Linelle Abueg, Giulio Formenti, Ning Zhang, Brian P. O'Toole, Jonathan L. Gray, Meike Mai, Thomas L Volkert, Philip Philge, Sonja C Vernes, Kirsty McCaffrey   +15 more
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Culturing the solitary ascidian Phallusia nigra in closed and open water systems for tropical environmental research

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, Volume 23, Issue 10, Page 700-714, October 2025.
Abstract Marine and coastal ecosystems have been undergoing dramatic shifts due to global environmental changes. The rise in seawater temperature, ocean acidification, hypoxia, eutrophication, and anthropogenic pollution severely affects marine organisms.
Serina Siew Chen Lee, Amit Unger, Serena Lay Ming Teo, Noa Shenkar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The genome sequence of Artibeus intermedius (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae, Stenodermatinae; J. A. Allen, 1897) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

Wellcome Open Research
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Artibeus intermedius (Chordata; Mammalia; Chiroptera; Phyllostomidae). The genome sequence is 2.3Gb in span.
Erich D. Jarvis, Emma C. Teeling, Melissa R. Ingala, Philip Philge, Nancy B. Simmons, Myrtani Pieri, Nadolina Brajuka, Giulio Formenti, Ning Zhang, Jonathan L. Gray, Meike Mai, Sonja C. Vernes, Shipra Gupta, Brian P. O'Toole, Kirsty McCaffrey   +14 more
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Molecular Evolution and Gene Diversity of Dermatan Sulfate Sulfotransferases in Ascidians

Proteoglycan Research, Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Ascidians (Chordata, Tunicata) are model organisms for studying molecules, particularly sulfated glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), due to their phylogenetic proximity to vertebrates and unique GAG variants. Over‐sulfated dermatan sulfate (DS) contributes to proteoglycan diversity and cellular processes in metazoans.
Vanessa de Sousa Rizzo‐Valente, Mauro S. G. Pavão   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source