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Intersection of coral molecular responses to a localized mortality event and ex situ deoxygenation [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
In July 2016, East Bank of Flower Garden Banks (FGB) National Marine Sanctuary experienced a localized mortality event (LME) of multiple invertebrate species that ultimately led to reductions in coral cover.
Marie E. Strader, Rachel M. Wright, Ariel K. Pezner, Marissa F. Nuttall, Hannah E. Aichelman, Sarah W. Davies   +5 more
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Southeast Florida large Orbicella faveolata are highly fecund without evident disease intervention effects [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science
The recent widespread mortality and tissue loss in Florida from stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has propelled the need for assisted reproduction to restore reefs, especially for the ESA listed species Orbicella faveolata.
Joana Figueiredo, Brian K Walker
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Three-Dimensional Molecular Cartography of the Caribbean Reef-Building Coral Orbicella faveolata

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021
All organisms host a diversity of associated viruses, bacteria, and protists, collectively defined as the holobiont. While scientific advancements have enhanced the understanding of the functional roles played by various components of the holobiont ...
Mueller Benjamin, Mark Vermeij, Zachary Quinlan   +2 more
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Annotated genome and transcriptome of the endangered Caribbean mountainous star coral (Orbicella faveolata) using PacBio long-read sequencing [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Long-read sequencing is revolutionizing de-novo genome assemblies, with continued advancements making it more readily available for previously understudied, non-model organisms.
Benjamin D. Young, Olivia M. Williamson, Nicholas S. Kron, Natalia Andrade Rodriguez, Lys M. Isma, Nicholas J. MacKnight, Erinn M. Muller, Stephanie M. Rosales, Stephanie M. Sirotzke, Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Sara D. Williams, Michael S. Studivan   +11 more
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Chimerism as a strategy to improve the resilience of boulder corals [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Chimeras form by the fusion of at least two distinct genets. Such genetic heterogeneity has been hypothesized to increase resilience of clonal invertebrates, and, given the changing environment of coral reefs, may provide important benefits in coral ...
Sandra Mendoza-Quiroz, Margaret W. Miller, Raúl Tecalco-Rentería, Gandhi Germán Ramírez-Tapia, Anastazia T. Banaszak   +4 more
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RNA-Seq of the Caribbean reef-building coral Orbicella faveolata (Scleractinia-Merulinidae) under bleaching and disease stress expands models of coral innate immunity [PDF]

PeerJ, 2016
Climate change-driven coral disease outbreaks have led to widespread declines in coral populations. Early work on coral genomics established that corals have a complex innate immune system, and whole-transcriptome gene expression studies have revealed ...
David A. Anderson, Marcus E. Walz, Ernesto Weil, Peter Tonellato, Matthew C. Smith   +4 more
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Restoration stocks of a caribbean coral species contain low levels of inherent stony coral tissue loss disease resistance [PDF]

Scientific Reports
As coral diseases continue to devastate reefs worldwide, variation in disease resistance must be considered in conservation and management strategies.
Sara D. Williams, Michael S. Studivan, Stephanie Sirotzke, Natalia Andrade Rodriguez, Zachary Craig, Sarah B. Hamlyn, Daniel M. Holstein, Lys M. Isma, Nicholas J. MacKnight, Joseph A. Mandara, Stephanie M. Rosales, Ashley M. Rossin, Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Cory Walter, Benjamin D. Young, Erinn M. Muller   +15 more
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Speciation across depth gradients in reef corals [PDF]

Nature Communications
Ecological speciation through adaptation to different habitats can readily occur without strong geographic isolation when the same traits underlie both ecological divergence and reproductive isolation.
Matías Gómez-Corrales, Ana María González Angel, Bishoy Kamel, Mónica Medina, Nancy Knowlton, Don R. Levitan, Carlos Prada   +6 more
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Microbiomes of three coral species in the Mexican Caribbean and their shifts associated with the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has caused widespread coral mortality in the Caribbean Region. However, how the disease presence alters the microbiome community, their structure, composition, and metabolic functionality is still poorly understood.
Zita P Arriaga-Piñón, J Eduardo Aguayo-Leyva, Lorenzo Álvarez-Filip, Anastazia T Banaszak, Ma Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo, David A Paz-García, José Q García-Maldonado   +6 more
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Algal symbiont genera but not coral host genotypes correlate to stony coral tissue loss disease susceptibility among Orbicella faveolata colonies in South Florida

Frontiers in Marine Science
Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has spread throughout the entirety of Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) and across the Caribbean, impacting at least 30 coral species.
Alexis B Sturm
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