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Nudibranchs as Sources of Marine Natural Products with Antitumor Activity: A Comprehensive Review [PDF]

Marine Drugs
Nudibranchs have garnered increasing interest in biomedical research due to their complex chemical defense mechanisms, many of which are derived from their diet, including sponges, cnidarians, tunicates, and algae.
Mercedes Peña-Contreras, Hector J Pula, Consolacion Melguizo Alonso   +2 more
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Tracing the evolution of key traits in dorid nudibranchs. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Reconstructing trait evolution is critically important for elucidating the processes generating biodiversity. However, this work is in its infancy in non-model clades for which we lack a basic understanding of their ecology and biology.
Silvia Prieto-Baños, Kara K S Layton
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Molecular phylogeny of selected dorid nudibranchs based on complete mitochondrial genome [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
Dorid nudibranchs are a large group of mollusks with approximately 2,000 recorded species. Although agreement exists on the monophyletic nature of the dorid nudibranch group, the interfamily relationships of the suborder are subject to debate.
Thinh Dinh Do, Dae-Wui Jung, Chang-Bae Kim   +2 more
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Mitochondrial genome of the Spanish dancer sea slug Hexabranchus sanguineus (Nudibranchia) and its phylogenetic placement among dorids [PDF]

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources
The complete mitochondrial genome of Hexabranchus sanguineus (Rüppell & Leuckart, 1828) is 14,550 bp and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and two rRNAs.
Ye Zhu, Wenxin Zeng, Zhen Ni, Yuxin Wang, Ziming Su, Jiaqi Sun   +5 more
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The highly developed symbiotic system between the solar-powered nudibranch Pteraeolidia semperi and Symbiodiniacean algae [PDF]

iScience, 2023
Summary: The intricate coexistence of Symbiodiniacean algae with a diverse range of marine invertebrates underpins the flourishing biodiversity observed within coral reef ecosystems.
Hideaki Mizobata, Kenji Tomita, Ryo Yonezawa, Kentaro Hayashi, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shuichi Asakawa   +6 more
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Synthase-selected sorting approach identifies a beta-lactone synthase in a nudibranch symbiotic bacterium [PDF]

Microbiome, 2023
Background Nudibranchs comprise a group of > 6000 marine soft-bodied mollusk species known to use secondary metabolites (natural products) for chemical defense.
Mária Džunková, James J. La Clair, Tomáš Tyml, Devin Doud, Frederik Schulz, Samuel Piquer-Esteban, Dafne Porcel Sanchis, Andrew Osborn, David Robinson, Katherine B. Louie, Ben P. Bowen, Robert M. Bowers, Janey Lee, Vicente Arnau, Wladimiro Díaz-Villanueva, Ramunas Stepanauskas, Terrence Gosliner, Shailesh V. Date, Trent R. Northen, Jan-Fang Cheng, Michael D. Burkart, Tanja Woyke   +21 more
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Museomics reveals uncultured symbionts with biosynthetic potential in nudibranchs [PDF]

Microbiome
Background Museum specimens are widely used for PCR-based pathogen detection, yet their potential for metagenomic discovery of beneficial microbes remains underexplored, largely due to difficulties in distinguishing true symbionts from contaminants. Here,
Dafne Porcel Sanchis, Marta Pola, J. Pamela Engelberts, Oleanna Guerra-Font, Lauren Messer, Inés Alberola-Mora, Lucía Escobar Sáez, Néstor Pérez Gómez, Álvaro Portolés Campo, Juan Valero-Tebar, Luis María Naya Garmendia, Jesús Carlos Preciado Barahona, Rosario Gil García, Vicente Arnau, Simon J. McIlroy, Mária Džunková   +15 more
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Reversing a reported case of transoceanic dispersal: Nudibranch identifications among tsunami debris. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
In the aftermath of the 2011 east Japanese earthquake and tsunami, anthropogenic debris from the east coast of Japan floated across the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of North America. One such vessel from Iwate Prefecture arrived on the coast of Oregon,
Katherine O Montana, Terrence M Gosliner, Sarah C Crews, Lynn J Bonomo, James T Carlton, Rebecca F Johnson   +5 more
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Validating a molecular clock for nudibranchs—No fossils to the rescue [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Time 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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Phylogenetic analysis and genetic similarities of Phyllidia spp. by comparing the nucleotide sequence of 16S rRNA and cytochrome c genes [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023
Phyllidiid nudibranchs are brightly colored gastropod molluscs, frequently encountered in coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. This study aimed to identify the phylogenetic similarities among the Phyllidia spp.
A. A. Alqudah
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