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Photoacclimatization by the coral Montastraea cavernosa in the mesophotic zone: light, food, and genetics [PDF]

, 2010
Most studies on coral reefs have focused on shallow reef (
Gates, R., Grottoli, A. G., Lesser, M. P., Ojimi, M., Slattery, M., Stat, M.   +5 more
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Search for mesophotic octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) and their phylogeny. II. A new zooxanthellate species from Eilat, northern Red Sea

ZooKeys, 2017
An octocoral survey conducted in the mesophotic coral ecosystem (MCE) of Eilat (Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea) yielded a new species of the speciose reef-dwelling genus Sinularia.
Yehuda Benayahu, Catherine S. McFadden, Erez Shoham, Leen P. van Ofwegen   +3 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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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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Host Evolutionary History Drives Prokaryotic Diversity in the Globally Distributed Sponge Family Petrosiidae. [PDF]

Mol Ecol
ABSTRACT Sponge microbial communities play a crucial role in marine ecosystem functioning and serve as a rich source of bioactive compounds. While host identity is recognised as a major determinant of microbiome diversity, the underlying evolutionary mechanisms remain poorly understood. This study aimed to comprehensively assess phylosymbiosis patterns
van der Windt N, Paix B, Biesmeijer JC, Ambo-Rappe R, Huang YM, Nirbadha KGS, Sipkema D, de Voogd NJ.   +7 more
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Climate change alterations to ecosystem dominance: how might sponge-dominated reefs function? [PDF]

, 2018
Anthropogenic stressors are impacting ecological systems across the world. Of particular concern are the recent rapid changes occurring in coral reef systems.
Bell, James J., Bennett, Holly M., Davy, Simon K., Dunn, Matthew R., Fulton, Elizabeth A., Kandler, Nora M., Luter, Heidi M., Rovellini, Alberto, Taylor, Michael W., Webster, Nicole S.   +9 more
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Establishing microbial baselines to identify indicators of coral reef health [PDF]

, 2017
Microorganisms make a significant contribution to reef ecosystem health and resilience via their critical role in mediating nutrient transformations, their interactions with macro-organisms and their provision of chemical cues that underpin the ...
Bourne, David G., Glasl, Bettina, Rodrigues Frade, Pedro, Webster, Nicole S.   +3 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
doaj   +1 more source

Rhodoliths and rhodolith beds [PDF]

, 2013
Rhodolith (maërl) beds, communities dominated by free living coralline algae, are a common feature of subtidal environments worldwide. Well preserved as fossils, they have long been recognized as important carbonate producers and paleoenvironmental ...
Filho, Gilberto M. Amado, Foster, Michael S., Kamenos, Nicholas A., Riosmena-Rodriguez, Rafael, Steller, Diana L.   +4 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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