Results 21 to 30 of about 25,912 (254)
The sponge microbiome, especially in Low Microbial Abundance (LMA) species, is expected to be influenced by the local environment; however, contrasting results exist with evidence showing that host specificity is also important, hence suggesting that the
Lea Happel+6 more
doaj +1 more source
Vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) are considered hotspots of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the deep sea, but are also characterised by a high vulnerability to disturbance and a low recovery potential.
Oliver S. Ashford+6 more
doaj +1 more source
Sponges of the family Esperiopsidae (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) from Northwest Africa, with the descriptions of four new species [PDF]
Sponges belonging to the genera Amphilectus Vosmaer, Esperiopsis Carter and Ulosa de Laubenfels of the family Esperiopsidae were collected during 1986 and 1988 expeditions of the Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis (at that time the National ...
Beglinger, Elly J.+2 more
core +3 more sources
Viral ecogenomics across the Porifera
Viruses directly affect the most important biological processes in the ocean via their regulation of prokaryotic and eukaryotic populations. Marine sponges form stable symbiotic partnerships with a wide diversity of microorganisms and this high symbiont ...
Cecília Pascelli+7 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Marine organisms have been considered an interesting target for the discovery of different classes of secondary natural products with wide-ranging biological activities.
Enas R. Abdel-Aleem+5 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Three new species of Poecillastra are described here from bathyal waters off central Chile. P. antonbruunae n. sp. is diagnosed by its two categories of oxeas, the smaller one only up to 621 μm in length, and calthrops as the sole triaene category; P ...
Mariana S. Carvalho+2 more
doaj +1 more source
The sponge fauna colonizing rhodolith beds from Ustica Island marine protected area was studied. Moreover, an inventory of the sponge species present along the island’s coasts was carried out for the first time.
Caterina Longo+5 more
doaj +1 more source
Dendrogramma, new Genus, with two new non- bilaterian species from the Marine Bathyal of Southeastern Australia (Animalia, Metazoa incertae sedis) – with similarities to some medusoids from the precambrian ediacara [PDF]
This study examines a new species of dinosaur named Dendrogramma, which has been found near Bass Strait. Abstract A new genus, Dendrogramma, with two new species of multicellular, non-bilaterian, mesogleal animals with some bilateral aspects, D ...
Jean Just+2 more
core +3 more sources
Host species determine symbiotic community composition in Antarctic sponges (Porifera: Demospongiae)
The microbiota of four Antarctic sponges, Dendrilla antarctica, Sphaerotylus antarcticus, Mycale acerata, and Hemigellius pilosus, collected at two South Shetland Islands and at two locations in the Antarctic Peninsula separated by ca.
Oriol Sacristán-Soriano+2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
ESTERÓIS E CONSTITUINTES VOLÁTEIS DA ESPONJA DULCÍCOLA Trochospongilla paulula (BOWERBANK)
The Neotropical region has the highest freshwater sponge diversity in the world, with the presence of species of the families Metaniidae, Potamolepidae, and Spongillidae.
Iuri B. de Barros+2 more
doaj +1 more source