In the present study, we sampled bacterial communities associated with mussels inhabiting
two distinct coastal marine ecosystems in Kalimantan, Indonesia, namely, marine lakes and …

In the present study, we compared communities of bacteria in two jellyfish species (the
'golden'jellyfish Mastigias cf. papua and the box jellyfish Tripedalia cf. cystophora) and water …

The cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota is expanding its range across the Indo-Pacific.
This species can have massive outbreaks on coral reefs, actively kill corals it overgrows and …

The relative influence of geography, currents, and environment on gene flow within sessile
marine species remains an open question. Detecting subtle genetic differentiation at small …

This study presents the taxonomic description of two new sponge species that are intimately
associated with the hyperarid mangrove ecosystem of Qatar. The study includes a …

The Persian Gulf is a special habitat of marine sponges whose bacterial communities are
under-investigated. Recently, next-generation sequencing technology has comprehensively …

This study presents a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the family Suberitidae (Porifera:
Demospongiae) for California, USA. We include the three species previously known from the …

Marine lakes are bodies of seawater that are land-locked and maintain a subterranean
connection to the surrounding sea. Here, we document the species diversity of benthic …

Marine lakes, with populations in landlocked seawater and clearly delineated contours,
have the potential to provide a unique model to study early stages of evolution in coastal …

Despite the strategic localization of Tunisia in the Mediterranean Sea, no phylogeographic
study on sponges has been investigated along its shores. The demosponge Chondrosia …