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Hyperdiverse Macrofauna Communities Associated with a Common Sponge, Stylissa carteri, Shift across Ecological Gradients in the Central Red Sea

Diversity, 2019
Sponges act as important microhabitats in the marine environment and promote biodiversity by harboring a wide variety of macrofauna, but little is known about the magnitude and patterns of diversity of sponge-associated communities.
Nora M. Kandler, Michael K. Wooster, Matthieu Leray, Nancy Knowlton, Nicole J. de Voogd, Gustav Paulay, Michael L. Berumen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nanostructural organization of naturally occurring composites - part II: silica-chitin-based biocomposites [PDF]

, 2012
Investigations of the micro- and nanostructures and chemical composition of the sponge skeletons as examples for natural structural biocomposites are of fundamental scientific relevance.
Bazhenov, Vasily V., Born, René, Ehrlich, Hermann, Erler, Christiane, Hanke, Thomas, Heinemann, Sascha, Janussen, Dorte, Mertig, Michael, Shapkin, Nikolay P., Simon, Paul, Vournakis, John N., Worch, Hartmut   +11 more
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Assessing the regional conservation status of sponges (Porifera): the case of the Aegean ecoregion

, 2018
Sponges are among the less-studied benthic invertebrates as regards their extinction risk and conservation status. Herein, we evaluate the regional conservation status of sponges in the Aegean ecoregion (Eastern Mediterranean Sea), using the IUCN Red ...
V. Gerovasileiou, T. Dailianis, M. Sini, María del Mar Otero, C. Numa, S. Katsanevakis, E. Voultsiadou   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Polymastiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) of the Nordic and Siberian Seas

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 2017
Polymastiidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) of the Nordic and Siberian Seas are revised and compared with the related species of the North Atlantic based on the morphological data from the type and comparative material and the molecular data from fresh ...
A. Plotkin, E. Gerasimova, H. Rapp
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Network Approach to White Band Disease Challenged Staghorn Coral Acropora cervicornis microRNAs and Their Targets

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 4, April 2025.
Our study looks at the association between microRNA expression and disease resistance in Caribbean staghorn corals infected with White Band Disease. We find three microRNAs differentially expressed due to disease resistance with putative targets involved in innate immunity.
Brecia A. Despard, Jason D. Selwyn, Allison N. Shupp, Steven V. Vollmer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sulfated Polysaccharides in Marine Sponges: Extraction Methods and Anti-HIV Activity

Marine Drugs, 2011
The extraction, fractionation and HIV-1 inhibition potential of polysaccharides extracted from three species of marine sponges, Erylus discophorus, Cliona celata and Stelletta sp., collected in the Northeastern Atlantic, is presented in this work.
Ana I. S. Esteves, Joao Goncalves, Madalena Humanes, Marisa Nicolai   +3 more
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The complete mitogenome of excavating sponge Thoosa mismalolli (Demospongiae, Tetractinellida, Thoosidae) from Northeastern Tropical Pacific

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The complete mitogenome of Thoosa mismalolli Carballo, Cruz-Barraza & Gómez, 2004 (Tetractinellida, Thoosidae) was sequenced. This is the first complete mitogenome of the suborden Thoosina and the third Tetractinellid so far.
Eric Bautista-Guerrero, Raúl Llera-Herrera, José L. Carballo, Axayácatl Rocha-Olivares, Alma P. Rodríguez-Troncoso, Adrian González-Castillo, José A. Cruz-Barraza   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marine benthic flora and fauna of Gourdon Bay and the Dampier Peninsula in the Kimberley region of North-Western Australia [PDF]

, 2011
Surveys undertaken to characterise the marine benthic habitats along the Dampier Peninsula and further south at Gourdon Bay in the Kimberley region of Western Australia were augmented with epibenthic sled sampling of soft and hard bottom habitats.
Alderslade, P., Clapin, G., Fromont, J., Hosie, A.M., Huisman, J.M., Irvine, T.R., Keesing, J.K., Marsh, L.M., Naughton, K.M., Phillips, J.C., Slack-Smith, S.M., Thomson, D.P., Watson, J.E.   +12 more
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Effects of interactions among primary and secondary foundation species on biodiversity and associated community structure

Ecosphere, Volume 16, Issue 3, March 2025.
Abstract A key foundation species, red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle), and secondary foundation species (oysters, sponges, and barnacles) that reside on mangrove prop roots are abundant along the coastline in subtropical Florida. We hypothesized the Foundation Species Interaction Biodiversity (FSIB) model, which explains the relationships between the ...
Jessene Aquino‐Thomas, C. Edward Proffitt   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

First Report of the Coral-Killing Sponge Terpios hoshinota Rützler and Muzik, 1993 in Western Australia: A New Threat to Kimberley Coral Reefs?

Diversity, 2019
The cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota has been reported throughout the Indo-Pacific including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The species encrusts live coral, giant clams, and other benthos and can be a threat to benthic communities on coral reefs.
Jane Fromont, Zoe T. Richards, Nerida G. Wilson   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source