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Nudibranch predation boosts sponge silicon cycling [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Diatoms play a key role in the marine silica cycle, but recent studies have shown that sponges can also have an important effect on this dynamic. They accumulate large stocks of biogenic silica within their bodies over long periods, which are thought to ...
María López-Acosta +4 more
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Send nudis: An assessment of nudibranch diversity in Sodwana Bay, South Africa [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Climate change is posing unprecedented pressure onto marine ecosystems worldwide. This makes it imperative to monitor the effects that are being experienced in these environments. Nudibranchs are benthic marine organisms that possess characteristics that
L. Garner, C. J. Oosthuizen
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The complete mitochondrial genome of Spurilla braziliana MacFarland 1909 (Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023 Spurilla braziliana MacFarland 1909 is a morphologically diverse nudibranch found in the Pacific and Western Atlantic. The complete mitochondrial genome of S. braziliana has been constructed using next-generation sequencing technology.
Hideaki Mizobata +6 more
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Social Predation by a Nudibranch Mollusc. [PDF]
Integr Org BiolAbstractSocial predation is a common strategy used by predators to subdue and consume prey. Animals that use this strategy have many ways of finding each other, organizing behaviors and consuming prey. There is wide variation in the extent to which these behaviors are coordinated and the stability of individual roles.
Otter K, Gamidova S, Katz PS.
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Predation on scyphozoan polyps and selective hydrozoan nematocyst incorporation dynamics in an alien aeolid nudibranch [PDF]
Frontiers in ZoologyBackground Aeolid nudibranchs prey on various cnidarians and incorporate nematocysts from their prey into the cnidosac, located at the tip of their cerata for self-defense. This study examined the predator–prey interactions between two nudibranch species,
Hila Dror, Tamar Lotan, Dror Angel
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Peruvian nudibranchs (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia): an updated literature review-based list of species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Nudibranchs, as a group, have received limited attention in terms of scientific study along the coastline of Peru. Here, an updated and comprehensive list of nudibranch species found in the Peruvian sea is presented, compiled through an extensive review ...
Alessandra Grández +2 more
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A new genus and species of nudibranch-mimicking Syllidae (Annelida, Polychaeta) [PDF]
Scientific ReportsNudibranch mollusks, which are well-known for their vivid warning coloration and effective defenses, are mimicked by diverse invertebrates to deter predation through both Müllerian and Batesian strategies. Despite extensive documentation across different
Naoto Jimi +4 more
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Tracing RNA viruses associated with Nudibranchia gastropods [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background Nudibranchia is an under-studied taxonomic group of gastropods, including more than 3,000 species with colourful and extravagant body shapes and peculiar predatory and defensive strategies.
Umberto Rosani
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Validating a molecular clock for nudibranchs—No fossils to the rescue [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTime calibrated phylogenies are typically reconstructed with fossil information but for soft‐bodied marine invertebrates that lack hard parts, a fossil record is lacking.
Kara K. S. Layton, Nerida G. Wilson
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Diversity, 2023 A corallivorous nudibranch from the South China Sea reproduced explosively and caused extensive damage to Porites in our aquarium. In this study, morphological and molecular analyses of the nudibranch were conducted and described.
Zhiyu Jia +6 more
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