Associations between fishes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) and anthozoans (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in epipelagic waters based on in situ records. [PDF]
J Fish BiolAbstract We formally describe the association of fishes and anthozoans in epipelagic waters, extending this relationship to beyond the benthos. In situ observations and photographs of Aluterus schoepfii, Ariomma regulus, Caranx cf. latus and Brama spp.
Afonso GVF +3 more
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Observations of Modified Polyps and Polyp Leaves in Sea Pens (Cnidaria: Octocorallia): The Cases of <i>Ptilella</i> and <i>Pennatula</i>. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe describe unusual and mostly unreported morphological traits on colonies of the deep‐water sea pens Ptilella and Pennatula from the Northwest Atlantic, namely the presence of hypertrophied polyps, split polyp leaves, and autozooids budding on the surface of polyp leaves (as opposed to the edges). ABSTRACT Here we describe unusual morphological traits
de Moura Neves B +4 more
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A comparison of food sources of nudibranch mollusks at different depths off the Kuril Islands using fatty acid trophic markers [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Gastropod molluscs such as nudibranchs are important members of deep-sea benthic ecosystems. However, data on the trophic ecology and feeding specialization of these animals are limited to date. The method of fatty acid trophic markers (FATM) was applied
Anatolii Komisarenko +3 more
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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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Stirring up the muck: the systematics of soft-sediment Fionidae (Nudibranchia: Aeolidina) from the tropical Indo-Pacific [PDF]
PeerJThe tropical Indo-Pacific aeolid nudibranchs of the Fionidae are poorly known and have not been studied in a concerted manner. Many undescribed species are found throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans and are concentrated in the Coral Triangle.
Ashley Y. Kim +2 more
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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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The natural product biosynthetic potential of Red Sea nudibranch microbiomes [PDF]
PeerJ, 2021 Background Antibiotic resistance is a growing problem that can be ameliorated by the discovery of novel drug candidates. Bacterial associates are often the source of pharmaceutically active natural products isolated from marine invertebrates, and thus ...
Samar M. Abdelrahman +7 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Mediterranean marine biodiversity is still underestimated especially for groups such as nudibranchs. The identification of nudibranchs taxa is challenging because few morphological characters are available and among them chromatic patterns often do not ...
Matteo Garzia +3 more
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Current Biology, 2018 Cheney and Wilson introduce nudibranchs, shell-less marine snails.
Cheney, Karen L., Wilson, Nerida G.
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Relationships within Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) based on RNA-Seq data: an initial investigation [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2015 Cladobranchia (Gastropoda: Nudibranchia) is a diverse (approx. 1000 species) but understudied group of sea slug molluscs. In order to fully comprehend the diversity of nudibranchs and the evolution of character traits within Cladobranchia, a solid ...
Jessica A. Goodheart +3 more
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