Octocoral dynamics over a decade on Florida’s coral reef [PDF]
Scientific ReportsIn recent decades, studies have documented increased octocoral cover and density on western Atlantic reefs, suggesting their potential to thrive in areas once dominated by scleractinians.
Ronen Liberman +6 more
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Accounting for Intra- and Intergenomic Sequence Variation in Reference Barcodes Improves eDNA Metabarcoding Biodiversity Assessment. [PDF]
Mol Ecol ResourABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding can rapidly characterise biodiversity, yet its accuracy and effectiveness are limited by incomplete DNA barcode reference databases. We evaluated how comprehensive reference databases that include sequence variation within genomes (intragenomic) and across individuals and species (intergenomic) improve ...
McCartin LJ +11 more
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Hidden Fungal Diversity of the Precious Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol RepThis study reveals diverse cultivable fungi associated with the red coral Corallium rubrum, highlighting both potentially beneficial and pathogenic species. These findings emphasize the biotechnological relevance and ecological impact of coral‐associated fungi, especially as climate change may increase disease risks.
Prioux C +7 more
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Excavatoids E and F: Discovery of Two New Briaranes from the Cultured Octocoral Briareum excavatum
Marine Drugs, 2009 Two new briarane-related diterpenoids, designated as excavatoids E (1) andF (2), were isolated from the cultured octocoral Briareum excavatum. The structures ofcompounds 1 and 2 were established on the basis of extensive spectral data analysis. Briaranes
Yang-Chang Wu +2 more
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The hidden diversity of Saudi Arabian Red Sea octocorals revealed through a morpho-molecular assessment across bathymetric and latitudinal gradients [PDF]
Scientific ReportsOctocorals, a globally distributed class of Cnidaria, inhabit a wide range of environments, from cold to tropical waters and from shallow to deep-sea ecosystems. In the Red Sea, studies on octocoral diversity have mostly been focused on the Gulf of Aqaba
Laura Macrina +17 more
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The Mitogenome of the Subarctic Octocoral Alcyonium digitatum Reveals a Putative tRNAPro Gene Nested within MutS [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular BiologyWe sequenced and analyzed the complete mitogenome of a Norwegian isolate of the octocoral Alcyonium digitatum using the Ion Torrent sequencing technology.
Alisa Heuchel +4 more
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Briarenols C–E, New Polyoxygenated Briaranes from the Octocoral Briareum excavatum
Molecules, 2017 Three new polyoxygenated briarane diterpenoids, briarenols C–E (1–3), were isolated from the octocoral Briareum excavatum. The structures of briaranes 1–3 were elucidated by interpretation of spectroscopic data, and the methylenecyclohexane ring in 1 was
Yang-Chang Wu +2 more
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New Cembranoid Diterpenes from the Cultured Octocoral Nephthea columnaris
Molecules, 2015 Two new 15-hydroxycembranoid diterpenes, 2β-hydroxy-7β,8α-epoxynephthenol (1) and 2β-hydroxy-11α,12β-epoxynephthenol (2), were isolated from extracts of the octocoral Nephthea columnaris along with a new natural cembrane, epoxynephthenol (3) and a known ...
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Marine Drugs, 2015 Five new 13,14-epoxybriarane diterpenoids, briarenolides U–Y (1–5), were isolated from the octocoral Briareum sp. The structures of briaranes 1–5 were elucidated by spectroscopic methods.
Yu-Chia Chang +2 more
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Cladielloides A and B: New Eunicellin-Type Diterpenoids from an Indonesian Octocoral Cladiella sp.
Marine Drugs, 2010 Two new eunicellin-type diterpenoids, cladielloides A (1) and B (2), which were found to possess a 2-hydroxybutyroxy group in their structures, were isolated from an Indonesian octocoral identified as Cladiella sp.
Yang-Chang Wu +2 more
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