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Genomic Resources for Imperiled Caribbean Reef‐Forming Corals (Hexacorallia: Scleractinia): Complete Mitochondrial Genomes of Dichocoenia stokesii, Diploria labyrinthiformis, Oculina patagonica, and Stephanocoenia intersepta

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2026.
Mitochondrial genomes of imperiled Caribbean corals are sequenced. These genomic resources will support conservation initiatives. ABSTRACT Coral reefs provide a wide variety of services essential to both marine ecosystems and human societies yet reef‐forming corals are currently facing a multitude of global and local environmental stressors.
Katrina Zabransky, William Vuong, Stephanie M. Rosales, J. Antonio Baeza   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Phylum Cnidaria: A Review of Phylogenetic Patterns and Diversity 300 Years After Linnaeus [PDF]

, 2007
Systema Naturae includes representatives of every major lineage of the animal phylum Cnidaria. However, Linnaeus did not classify the members of the phylum as is now done, and the diversity of the group is not well represented.
Brugler, Mercer R., Cartwright, Paulyn, Collins, Allen G., Daly, Marymegan, Dawson, Michael N., Fautin, Daphne G., France, Scott C., McFadden, Catherine S, Opresko, Dennis M., Rodriguez, Estefania, Romano, Sandra L., Stake, Joel L.   +11 more
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Toward a revision of the bamboo corals: Part 6, Illuminating a new candelabrum genus (Octocorallia: Keratoisididae).

Zootaxa
Observations and collections made using remotely operated vehicles (ROV) outfit with high-definition video cameras on bathyal seamounts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific have revealed a bamboo coral (Octocorallia, Keratoisididae) with consistent ...
S. France, Les Watling
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Molecular phylogeny and morphological comparison of the deep-sea genus Alloptilella Li, Zhan & Xu, 2021 (Octocorallia, Pennatulacea)

Marine Biodiversity, 2022
A previously described species and a new one belonging to the recently described sea pen genus Alloptilella Li, Zhan & Xu, 2021, are here described and illustrated based on a morphological and molecular study of materials collected in the Tasman Sea (SW ...
P. López-González
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biological Regulation of Coaxial Calcite‐Aragonite‐Calcite Skeleton Formation in a Deep‐Sea Gorgonian Coral

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 53, Issue 2, 28 January 2026.
Abstract Coral biomineralization typically yields either aragonite (in most scleractinians) or calcite (in octocorals), yet the drivers of this polymorph choice remain debated. Here we report a deep‐sea gorgonian coral (Callogorgia sp.) with a coaxial calcite–aragonite–calcite skeleton.
Miaohong He, Wenfeng Deng, Xiaotong Peng, Kaiwen Ta, Tongtong Xie, Xuan Kou, Xuefei Chen, Yi Wang, Gangjian Wei   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dead man’s fingers point to new taxa: Two new genera of New Zealand soft corals (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) and a revision of Alcyonium aurantiacum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
The taxonomic status of Alcyonium aurantiacum Quoy & Gaimard, 1833, an octocoral endemic to New Zealand, was reviewed through morpho-molecular data comparisons in an integrative approach.
Gustav M. Kessel, P. Alderslade, Jaret P. Bilewitch, K. Schnabel, Jerry H. Norman, Romana Tekaharoa Potts, J. Gardner   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Non‐Invasive Underwater DNA Sampling Illuminates Red Sea Echinoderm Diversity

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Species‐specific non‐invasive underwater DNA sampling remains largely understudied for marine invertebrates despite its potential to revolutionise biodiversity assessment of vulnerable species or fragile ecosystems. Comprehensive species‐specific DNA barcode databases are essential for accurate species identification and taxonomic assignment ...
Mai Bonomo, Omri Bronstein
wiley   +1 more source

A new family for the enigmatic sea pen genus Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891 (Octocorallia, Pennatulacea), a molecular and morphological approach

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022
The description in 1891 of the sea pen genus Gyrophyllum Studer, 1891 and also the type species G. hirondellei Studer, 1891 was based on a single colony collected in the Azores Archipelago. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the family placement of this
Pablo J. López-Gózalez, J. Drewery, Gary C. Williams   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Ecophysiology of two mesophotic octocorals intended for restoration: Effects of light and temperature

Limnology and Oceanography, Volume 70, Issue 11, Page 3309-3321, November 2025.
Abstract Light and temperature are driving forces that shape the evolution and physiology of mesophotic organisms. On the Mississippi‐Alabama continental shelf, octocorals dominate the mesophotic seascape and provide habitat for many fish and invertebrate species.
Kassidy Lange, Allisan Aquilina‐Beck, Mark McCauley, Julia Johnstone, Amanda Demopoulos, Thomas Greig, Jody M. Beers, Heather L. Spalding, Peter J. Etnoyer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Phylogenomic Analyses Support Traditional Relationships within Cnidaria. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Cnidaria, the sister group to Bilateria, is a highly diverse group of animals in terms of morphology, lifecycles, ecology, and development. How this diversity originated and evolved is not well understood because phylogenetic relationships among major ...
Felipe Zapata, Freya E Goetz, Stephen A Smith, Mark Howison, Stefan Siebert, Samuel H Church, Steven M Sanders, Cheryl Lewis Ames, Catherine S McFadden, Scott C France, Marymegan Daly, Allen G Collins, Steven H D Haddock, Casey W Dunn, Paulyn Cartwright   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source