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3D Photogrammetry Reveals Dynamics of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) Lesion Progression Across a Thermal Stress Event

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) was first observed in the United States Virgin Islands in January 2019 on a reef at Flat Cay off the island of St. Thomas. A year after its emergence, the disease had spread to several reefs around St.
Sonora Meiling, Erinn M. Muller, Tyler B. Smith, Marilyn E. Brandt   +3 more
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From cells to reefs—fluorescent protein distribution reveals species‐specific photoadaptation in closely related Caribbean corals

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 71, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Fluorescent proteins (FPs) are diverse and widespread pigments in reef‐building corals, assumed to modulate the internal light microenvironment within coral tissues. Yet, their precise distribution and organization at the tissue and cellular levels remain poorly understood, limiting our understanding of their functional roles.
Giulia M. Marchioro, Johanna Sonnleitner, Helena E. Silberhumer, Michael Schagerl, Luise Kruckenhauser, Gerhard J. Herndl, Igor Adameyko, Pedro R. Frade   +7 more
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Variation in Morphology vs Conservation of a Mitochondrial Gene in Montastraea cavernosa (Cnidaria, Scleractinia)

Gulf of Mexico Science, 1998
Skeletal morphology of many scleractinian corals may be influenced by environmental factors and may thus result in substantial intraspecific phenotypic plasticity and, possibly, in overlapping morphologies between species. Environmentally induced variation can also mask phenotypic variation that is genetically based.
Snell, Tonya L., Foltz, David W., Sammarco, Paul W.   +2 more
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Examining the Effect of Heat Stress on Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767) from a Mesophotic Coral Ecosystem (MCE) [PDF]

Water, 2020
Coral reefs are under increasing pressure from global warming. Little knowledge, however, exists regarding heat induced stress on deeper mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs). Here, we examined the effect of acute (72 h) and chronic (480 h) heat stress on the host coral Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus 1767) collected from an upper MCE (~30 m) in Florida ...
John E. Skutnik, Sango Otieno, Sok Kean Khoo, Kevin B. Strychar   +3 more
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From immunity to community: A predictive trait space model for white plague disease on Caribbean reefs

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract Disease outbreaks have played important roles in structuring communities. Therefore, the ability of individuals within populations to resist disease and their corresponding immune and molecular‐scale traits may provide a basis for predicting community dynamics of ecosystems facing disease outbreaks.
Sara D. Williams, Nicholas J. MacKnight, Kelsey M. Beavers, Marilyn Brandt, Laura D. Mydlarz, Erinn M. Muller   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene expression associated with disease resistance and long-term growth in a reef-building coral

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
Rampant coral disease, exacerbated by climate change and other anthropogenic stressors, threatens reefs worldwide, especially in the Caribbean. Physically isolated yet genetically connected reefs such as Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary ...
Emma R. Kelley, Robin S. Sleith, Mikhail V. Matz, Rachel M. Wright   +3 more
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Cross‐Depth Genetic Connectivity Supports the Role of Deep Kelp Forests as Refuge From Climate Change

Diversity and Distributions, Volume 32, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Ocean warming and marine heatwaves are threatening the persistence of kelp forests, but cooler, deeper reefs might act as refuges from which shallow populations can recover. This study aimed to assess the genetic connectivity, diversity, and adaptive structure of deep kelp reefs to evaluate their potential as climate refuges.
Antoine J. P. Minne, Thomas Wernberg, Dave Wheeler, Jacqueline Batley, Melinda A. Coleman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Illuminating Deep Reef Refugia: Horizontal and Vertical Genomic Connectivity of Seriatopora hystrix in the Ryukyu Islands, Japan

Molecular Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 10, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Shallow coral reefs are under threat from anthropogenic stress and climate change. Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs), found in deeper, cooler and less impacted waters, are proposed as potential refugia or larval sources for shallow reefs. However, this hypothesis of such deep‐reef refugia is now controversial because their effectiveness is ...
Kenji Takata, Yuji Narita, Nanami Noguchi, Satoshi Nagai, Taisei Kikuchi, Yoshihisa Suyama, Frederic Sinniger, Saki Harii, Nina Yasuda   +8 more
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Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in Florida Is Associated With Disruption of Host–Zooxanthellae Physiology

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Samples from eight species of corals (Colpophyllia natans, Dendrogyra cylindrus, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Meandrina meandrites, Montastraea cavernosa, Orbicella faveolata, Pseudodiploria strigosa, and Siderastrea siderea) that exhibited gross clinical ...
Jan H. Landsberg, Yasunari Kiryu, Esther C. Peters, Patrick W. Wilson, Noretta Perry, Yvonne Waters, Kerry E. Maxwell, Lindsay K. Huebner, Thierry M. Work   +8 more
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Bacterial Communities Associated With Crustose Coralline Algae Are Host‐Specific

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 1, February 2026.
Fifteen Indo‐Pacific crustose coralline algae (CCA) species surface microbial communities were characterised with 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing and are distinct. The CCA surface microbiome primarily differentiate by algal host species, but core bacterial communities additionally correlated to host phylogeny.
Abigail C. Turnlund, Paul A. O'Brien, Laura Rix, Sophie Ferguson, Nadine Boulotte, So Young Jeong, Nicole S. Webster, Guillermo Diaz‐Pulido, Muhammad Abdul Wahab, Miguel Lurgi, Inka Vanwonterghem   +10 more
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