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Scleractinian coral (Cnidaria, Hexacorallia, Scleractinia) diversity of the Mersing Islands, Peninsular Malaysia [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 We present a comprehensive checklist of scleractinian (hard) corals for the Mersing Islands, Malaysia based on surveys conducted at 24 reefs across protected and unprotected marine areas. A total of 261 species of corals from 16 families and one incertae
Jen Nie Lee +7 more
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Species sensitivity assessment of five Atlantic scleractinian coral species to 1-methylnaphthalene [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Coral reefs are keystone coastal ecosystems that are at risk of exposure to petroleum from a range of sources, and are one of the highest valued natural resources for protection in Net Environmental Benefit Analysis (NEBA) in oil spill response. Previous
D. Abigail Renegar, Nicholas R. Turner
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Mucus carbohydrate composition correlates with scleractinian coral phylogeny [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe mucus surface layer serves vital functions for scleractinian corals and consists mainly of carbohydrates. Its carbohydrate composition has been suggested to be influenced by environmental conditions (e.g., temperature, nutrients) and microbial ...
Bianca M. Thobor +5 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021 Coral reefs, the most biodiverse habitats in the ocean, are formed by anthozoan cnidarians, the scleractinian corals. Recently, however, ongoing climate change has imperiled scleractinian corals and coral reef environments are changing drastically. Thus,
Chuya Shinzato +5 more
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Polyp-Canal Reconstruction Reveals Evolution Toward Complexity in Corals
Research, 2023 Modern scleractinian corals are classified into robust, complex, and basal clades through comparative molecular studies. However, only few morphological or biological criteria can systematically determine the evolutionary trajectories of these major ...
Yixin Li +8 more
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Light-Dependency of Growth and Secondary Metabolite Production in the Captive Zooxanthellate Soft Coral Sinularia flexibilis [PDF]
, 2011 The branching zooxanthellate soft coral Sinularia flexibillis releases antimicrobial and toxic compounds with potential pharmaceutical importance. As photosynthesis by the symbiotic algae is vital to the host, the light-dependency of the coral, including
Beeftink, H.H. +2 more
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Biology, 2023 Taking the coral communities of the Xuwen coral reef in 2020 as the research object, we analyzed the species composition, diversity, and interspecific Spearman correlation of the scleractinian coral communities, investigated the features and spatial ...
Zhenxiong Yang +9 more
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Distribution of deep-water scleractinian and stylasterid corals across abiotic environmental gradients on three seamounts in the Anegada Passage [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 In the Caribbean Basin the distribution and diversity patterns of deep-sea scleractinian corals and stylasterid hydrocorals are poorly known compared to their shallow-water relatives. In this study, we examined species distribution and community assembly
Steven R. Auscavitch +5 more
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Shifting communities after typhoon damage on an upper mesophotic reef in Okinawa, Japan [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Very few studies have been conducted on the long-term effects of typhoon damage on mesophotic coral reefs. This study investigates the long-term community dynamics of damage from Typhoon 17 (Jelawat) in 2012 on the coral community of the upper mesophotic
Kristine N. White +5 more
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Aquatic Biology, 2021 Microplastics pollution differentially impacts coral reef systems, by threatening corals physically, through physiological distress and by increasing diseases. However, most of the studies to date have focused on scleractinian corals.
S Vencato +6 more
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