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New Sesterterpenes from the Antarctic Sponge Suberites sp.

Marine Drugs
Chemical investigation of the Antarctic sponge Suberites sp. has previously led to the identification of new suberitane derivatives, some of which show bioactivity toward respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Stine S. H. Olsen, Sydney K. Morrow, Julia L. Szabo, Michael N. Teng, Kim C. Tran, Charles D. Amsler, James B. McClintock, Bill. J. Baker   +7 more
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Neosuberitenone, a New Sesterterpenoid Carbon Skeleton; New Suberitenones; and Bioactivity against Respiratory Syncytial Virus, from the Antarctic Sponge Suberites sp.

Marine Drugs, 2023
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a highly contagious human pathogen that poses a significant threat to children under the age of two, and there is a current need for new small molecule treatments. The Antarctic sponge Suberites sp.
Joe Bracegirdle, Stine S. H. Olsen, Michael N. Teng, Kim C. Tran, Charles D. Amsler, James B. McClintock, Bill J. Baker   +6 more
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The Biodiversity of Retreating Glaciers Leaves an Ecological Legacy in Emerging Soil Communities

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2026.
We provide the first multi‐taxa assessment of biodiversity transitions across the supraglacial‐proglacial interface, using eDNA metabarcoding across five glacier systems. Recently deglaciated soils resemble supraglacial communities taxonomically and functionally, markedly for microbes and weakly for animals, with microbial similarity declining rapidly ...
Isabel Cantera, Silvio Marta, Alexis Carteron, Alessia Guerrieri, Simone Giachello, Aurélie Bonin, Roberto Ambrosini, Roberto Sergio Azzoni, Marco Caccianiga, Francesca Pittino, Andrea Simonicini, Barbara Valle, Mauro Gobbi, Gentile Francesco Ficetola   +13 more
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Functional Analysis of Ligand‐Gated Chloride Channels in a Cnidarian Sheds Light on the Evolution of Inhibitory Signaling

Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 41, 22 July 2026.
We uncover a large variety of putative inhibitory ligand‐gated ion channels (LGICs) in the phylum Cnidaria, the sister group to all bilaterian animals. Phylogenetic analysis suggests a complex evolutionary history of inhibitory LGICs with diverse neurotransmitter ligands.
Abhilasha Ojha, Linda Kloss, Juan D. Montenegro, Simone Albani, Audrey Ortega‐Ramírez, Mihaela Raycheva, Sylvia Joussen, Sabrina Kaul, Michèle Bachmann, Lisa Huf, Günther Schmalzing, Alison G. Cole, Ulrich Technau, Stefan Gründer   +13 more
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Multiscale patterns of sponge diversity on Western Atlantic coral reefs: insights from the Southern Gulf of Mexico and the Mexican Caribbean

Frontiers in Marine Science
IntroductionSponges are increasingly dominant components of coral reefs in the Tropical Western Atlantic, yet patterns of their diversity across spatial scales remain poorly quantified.MethodsWe applied a hierarchical sampling design across 13 reefs and ...
Diana Ugalde, Nuno Simões, Nuno Simões, Nuno Simões, María Cristina Díaz, María Cristina Díaz, Edlin Guerra-Castro, Edlin Guerra-Castro   +7 more
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Exploring Mesophotic Coral Reef Boundaries Using Environmental DNA Metabarcoding

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 4, July‐August 2026.
Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding reveals boundaries along depth gradients in shallow and mesophotic coral reefs. Analysis of metazoan amplicon sequence variants (ASVs) uncovers changes in community structure from shallow to deep reefs, highlighting a localized eDNA footprint and its potential for monitoring mesophotic and deep‐sea habitats ...
Aran Sofer, Omri Bronstein
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Effect of Acute Thermal Stress Exposure on Ecophysiological Traits of the Mediterranean Sponge Chondrilla nucula: Implications for Climate Change

Biology, 2023
As a result of climate change, the Mediterranean Sea has been exposed to an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heat waves in the last decades, some of which caused mass mortality events of benthic invertebrates, including sponges.
Mar Bosch-Belmar, Martina Milanese, Antonio Sarà, Valeria Mobilia, Gianluca Sarà   +4 more
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Evaluating 18S Phylogenetic Placement Accuracy to Uncover Hidden Diversity in Non‐Bilaterian Animals

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 4, July‐August 2026.
We assembled the largest curated non‐bilaterian 18S reference dataset and demonstrate that barcode choice strongly influences phylogenetic placement accuracy. Full‐length 18S provides the most robust framework for biodiversity discovery, recovering previously unknown non‐bilaterian lineages, whereas V9 should be interpreted with caution. ABSTRACT Small
Javier Arañó‐Ansola, Inés Galán‐Luque, Marc Domènech, Laura Rico‐Martín, Edmund R. R. Moody, Megha Suresh, James F. Fleming, Daniel Vaulot, Javier del Campo, Mattia Giacomelli, Jesus Lozano‐Fernandez   +10 more
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Bioactividad de las esponjas marinas Cliona varians y Cinachyrella kuekenthali provenientes de Isla Larga, Bahía de Mochima, Estado Sucre, Venezuela

Ciencia UNEMI, 2016
The marine sponges Cliona varians and Cinachyrella kuekenthali, were collected in Isla Larga, Mochima Bay, Sucre state, Venezuela, to study their bioactivity.
Guevara, Lino, Amaro, María, Fariñas, Milagros, López-Bermúdez, Ricauter, D’Armas, Haydelba   +4 more
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Reproduction and Development in Calcareous Sponges: A Panorama of the Last Two Centuries

Molecular Reproduction and Development, Volume 93, Issue 7, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Nearly 200 years ago, scientists began examining reproductive cells in calcareous sponges (Calcarea, Porifera). Since then, 238 studies have been published, encompassing descriptions of gametes and embryos (including ultrastructural studies), life history, asexual reproduction, regeneration, and molecular aspects of development.
Bruno Cajado, Emilio Lanna
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