Marine Drugs, 2012 The structures, names, bioactivities and references of 105 natural products obtained from gorgonian corals belonging to the family Plexauridae with an Indo-Pacific distribution are described in this review.
Ping-Jyun Sung +11 more
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Transient shifts in bacterial communities associated with the temperate gorgonian Paramuricea clavata in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 BACKGROUND: Bacterial communities that are associated with tropical reef-forming corals are being increasingly recognized for their role in host physiology and health.
Marie La Rivière +3 more
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Lipid content and composition of oocytes from five coral species: potential implications for future cryopreservation efforts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Given the previously documented importance of lipid concentration and composition in the successful cryopreservation of gorgonian corals, these parameters were assessed in oocytes of five species of scleractinian coral; Platygyra daedalea, Echinopora ...
Chiahsin Lin +4 more
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Leptogorgins A–C, Humulane Sesquiterpenoids from the Vietnamese Gorgonian Leptogorgia sp.
Marine Drugs, 2020 Leptogorgins A–C (1–3), new humulane sesquiterpenoids, and leptogorgoid A (4), a new dihydroxyketosteroid, were isolated from the gorgonian Leptogorgia sp. collected from the South China Sea. The structures were established using MS and NMR data.
Irina I. Kapustina +8 more
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Structuring effects of chemicals from the sea fan Phyllogorgia dilatata on benthic communities [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Despite advances in understanding the ecological functions of secondary metabolites from marine organisms, there has been little focus on the influence of chemically-defended species at the community level.
Felipe V. Ribeiro +2 more
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Contrasting Reproductive and Early Life-History Strategies in Recently Diverged Octocoral Species (<i>Paramuricea</i> spp.). [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe two color morphs of the Iberian–Atlantic Paramuricea complex show little genetic divergence, and their species boundaries have remained unclear. By analyzing gametogenesis, spawning timing, fertilization environment, and early life‐history traits, we reveal strong prezygotic barriers and divergent developmental and dispersal strategies between the ...
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Islands in the mud: The South Texas banks provide crucial mesophotic habitat for coral communities
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 On the continental shelf off the coast of South Texas lie a series of natural hard-bottom structures (rocky outcrops and relic coral-algal reefs) known as the South Texas Banks (STB), which provide critical habitat for benthic organisms and pelagic fish.
Maria Bollinger +3 more
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Chemistry and Bioactivity of Briaranes from the South China Sea Gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea
Marine Drugs, 2016 Seven new briarane diterpenoids, gemmacolides AZ–BF (1–7), were isolated together with eight known analogues (8–15) from the South China gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea.
Cui Li +7 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2022 The Gray’s sea fan, Paramuricea grayi (Johnson, 1861), typically inhabits deep littoral and circalittoral habitats of the eastern temperate and tropical Atlantic Ocean. Along the Iberian Peninsula, where P.
Márcio A. G. Coelho +12 more
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Marine Drugs, 2013 Eighteen new 11,20-epoxy-3Z,5E-dien briaranes, gemmacolides AA–AR (1–18), were isolated together with three known analogs, dichotellides F (19) and I (20), and juncenolide C (21), from the South China Sea gorgonian Dichotella gemmacea.
Wen Zhang +9 more
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