Results 71 to 80 of about 2,397 (204)

Uncovering the Evolutionary History in Lineage of Caribbean Octocorals: Phylogenomics Reveals Unrecognized Diversity in Eunicea

Diversity
The evolutionary history of the Caribbean candelabrum octocorals from the genus Eunicea (Plexauridae: Octocorallia) remains unknown despite their high diversity and abundance in reef environments.
Adriana Sarmiento, Iván Calixto-Botía, Tatiana Julio-Rodríguez, Andrea M. Quattrini, Juan A. Sánchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diving into Diversity: Copepod Crustaceans in Octocoral Associations

Diversity, 2023
This research provides an extensive analysis of the biodiversity and distribution patterns of copepod crustaceans associated with octocoral species. A comprehensive dataset comprising 966 records pertaining to 233 copepod species, encompassing 54 genera,
Oksana A. Korzhavina, Darya Y. Grishina, Xingru Chen, Diego Fontaneto, Viatcheslav N. Ivanenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Fish‐Habitat Associations on Mesophotic Reefs Using Stereo‐BRUVS

Austral Ecology, Volume 50, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Fish‐habitat associations are fundamental ecological relationships characterising marine community assembly. The strength of fish‐habitat associations can be indicative of ecosystem resilience, making them important benchmarks for ecological monitoring.
Molly Gerrans, Timothy J. Langlois, Claude Spencer, Brooke Gibbons, Kingsley J. Griffin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental Drivers of Genetic Divergence in Two Corals From the Florida Keys

Evolutionary Applications, Volume 18, Issue 7, July 2025.
ABSTRACT Increasingly frequent marine heatwaves devastate coral reefs around the world, so there is great interest in finding warm‐adapted coral populations that could be used as sources for assisted gene flow and restoration. Here, we evaluated the relative power of various environmental factors to explain coral genetic variation, suggestive of ...
Kristina L. Black, J. P. Rippe, Mikhail V. Matz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome Dynamics in Early Life Stages of the Precious Mediterranean Red Coral Corallium rubrum

Environmental Microbiology Reports, Volume 17, Issue 3, June 2025.
The bacterial microbiota of the precious red coral Corallium rubrum matures after the first year of life. Specifically, the dominant symbionts of the adult colonies such as Spirochaetaceae were absent in larvae, settlers and recruits, suggesting that they were likely acquired horizontally from the environment between 6 months and 3 years of age ...
R. Tignat‐Perrier, L. Bramanti, B. Giordano, J. A. J. M. van de Water, E. Manea, D. Allemand, C. Ferrier‐Pagès   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modelling the Habitat Distribution of the Endemic Azooxanthellate Coral Madracis interjecta From the Mesophotic to the Deep Red Sea

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 5, May 2025.
The azooxanthellate Scleractinian Madracis interjecta is often observed in mesophotic ecosystems and has been reported to form sediment‐binding bioherms, yet the conditions required for these formations are not understood. We present a habitat suitability model to identify potential habitats in the northern Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba for this species ...
Megan K. B. Nolan, Pauline Falkenberg, Fabio Marchese, Marta A. Ezeta Watts, Natalie Dunn, Laura Macrina, Viktor Nunes‐Peinemann, Giovanni Chimienti, Silvia Vimercati, Tullia I. Terraneo, Mohammed Qurban, Vincent Pieribone, Carlos M. Duarte, Francesca Benzoni   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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 ...
Ting-Hsi Hsiao, Ching-Hsiao Cheng, Tung-Ying Wu, Mei-Chin Lu, Wu-Fu Chen, Zhi-Hong Wen, Chang-Feng Dai, Yang-Chang Wu, Ping-Jyun Sung   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep‐Sea Coral Abundance, Distribution, and Community Structure on Seafloor Features Across a Broad Depth Gradient in North‐Central California National Marine Sanctuaries

Marine Ecology, Volume 46, Issue 3, May/June 2025.
ABSTRACT Patterns in deep‐sea coral (DSC) diversity and distribution are described for a range of benthic habitat features including offshore banks, continental shelf and slope, and submarine canyons in three national marine sanctuaries off the coast of North‐central California.
Kaitlin Graiff, Danielle Lipski, Jan Roletto, Gary C. Williams, M. Elizabeth Clarke, Thomas E. Laidig   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recruitment and Resilience of a Harvested Caribbean Octocoral

PLoS ONE, 2013
Disturbance events are an important component of the ecology of coral reefs and increasingly frequent disturbances coupled with a lack of population resilience may contribute to changes in the structure of coral reef communities. The harvest of the Caribbean octocoral Antillogorgia elisabethae provides an opportunity to explore the relationship between
openaire   +5 more sources

Predicting the Distribution of Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in the Chagos Archipelago

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
This study aims to map and predict the distribution of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean, using high‐ and low‐resolution bathymetry data. The models, developed using environmental and topographical variables, showed excellent predictive performance, revealing extensive, previously undocumented MCEs; though ...
Clara Diaz, Kerry L. Howell, Kyran P. Graves, Adam Bolton, Phil Hosegood, Edward Robinson, Nicola L. Foster   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source