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Exploring the Biodiversity of Understudied Benthic Taxa at Mesophotic and Deeper Depths: Examples From the Order Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019
Research on so-called “minor taxa” at mesophotic depths has lagged behind that of more commonly researched groups such as fish or hard corals. Exemplar taxa include species of the order Zoantharia, benthic colonial anemones that are cosmopolitan in ...
James Davis Reimer, James Davis Reimer, Hiroki Kise, Maria E. A. Santos, Dhugal John Lindsay, Dhugal John Lindsay, Richard L. Pyle, Joshua M. Copus, Brian W. Bowen, Masanori Nonaka, Takuo Higashiji, Yehuda Benayahu   +11 more
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A Red Sea Depth Record of the Coral-Dwelling Crab Opecarcinus (Decapoda: Cryptochiridae) in the Mesophotic Zone

Diversity, 2023
Coral-dwelling gall crabs (Cryptochiridae) are obligate symbionts of stony corals and occur on shallow and deep reefs across the tropical belt. The circumtropical genus Opecarcinus associates with Agariciidae corals, a dominant component of Mesophotic ...
Silvia Vimercati, Sancia E. T. van der Meij, Tullia I. Terraneo, Giovanni Chimienti, Fabio Marchese, Ameer A. Eweida, Sam J. Purkis, Mattie Rodrigue, Francesca Benzoni   +8 more
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Prevalence of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease at El Seco, a Mesophotic Reef System off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are ecologically and functionally vital, as they are Essential Fish Habitats that function as refugia for corals and sponges of shallow-water reefs.
Stacey M. Williams, Jorge García-Sais, Jorge Sabater-Clavell   +2 more
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Long-term ecological monitoring of reefs on Hawai’i Island (2003-2020): Characterization of a common cryptic crust, Ramicrusta hawaiiensis (Peyssonneliales, Rhodophyta)

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
The recently described crustose calcifying red algal species Ramicrusta hawaiiensis, known only from mesophotic depths off Lehua Island, west of Kaua’i Island, was found in shallow benthic reef habitats (3-18 m deep) along the western coast of Hawai’i ...
Bryant W. Grady, Ronald P. Kittle, Ashley Pugh, Megan R. Lamson, Joseph L. Richards, Suzanne Fredericq, Karla J. McDermid, Quintin Allen, Gregory P. Asner   +8 more
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Mesophotic reefs offer thermal refuge to the 2023 Caribbean mass bleaching event in the Cayman Islands. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Coral reefs are increasingly threatened by marine heatwaves, which drive widespread coral bleaching and mortality. Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) have been proposed as potential thermal refuges due to their greater depth and relative isolation from ...
Goodbody-Gringley G, Chequer AD.
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Complete mitochondrial genomes of two species of Stichopathes Brook, 1889 (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia: Antipathidae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021
We report the complete mitochondrial genomes of two antipatharian species, Stichopathes sp. SCBUCN-8849 and Stichopathes sp. SCBUCN-8850, collected between 120 and 180 m depth off Rapa Nui (∼ −27.1°, −109.4°).
Cynthia M. Asorey, Javier Sellanes, Daniel Wagner, Erin E. Easton   +3 more
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Millepora aff. exaesa (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) Recorded in the Mesophotic Environment of Mount La Pérouse, Southwestern Indian Ocean—Expedition La Pérouse 2019

Diversity, 2021
In recent years, mesophotic coral ecosystems have been a growing topic of interest [...]
Emilie Boissin, Chloé Annie-France Bourmaud, Laurent Ballesta, Thierry Mulochau, Nicole Gravier-Bonnet   +4 more
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Habitat availability and depth‐driven population demographics regulate reproductive output of a coral reef fish

Ecosphere, 2016
Global habitat decline may displace organisms from optimal environments, increasing reliance on ecosystems with lower habitat suitability and availability.
E. D. Goldstein, E. K. D'Alessandro, J. Reed, S. Sponaugle   +3 more
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Characterizing Geomorphology of Mesophotic Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico: Implications for Conservation and Management

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
Coral reefs are the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth and are presently experiencing severe declines globally. Shallow coral reef ecosystems (<30 m) have been studied extensively while mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCE) are poorly studied.
Melissa Mayorga-Martínez, Javier Bello-Pineda, Héctor Perales-Valdivia, Horacio Pérez-España, William D. Heyman   +4 more
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Assessing mesophotic coral ecosystems inside and outside a Caribbean marine protected area [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2018
Widespread shallow coral reef loss has led to calls for more holistic approaches to coral reef management, requiring inclusion of ecosystems interacting with shallow coral reefs in management plans.
Erika Gress, Maria J. Arroyo-Gerez, Georgina Wright, Dominic A. Andradi-Brown   +3 more
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