Genomic insights of evolutionary divergence and life history innovations in Antarctic brittle stars

SCY Lau, JM Strugnell, CJ Sands, CNS Silva… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the drivers of evolutionary innovation provides a crucial perspective of how
evolutionary processes unfold across taxa and ecological systems. It has been hypothesised …

Phylogenomics of the longitarsal Colossendeidae: the evolutionary history of an Antarctic sea spider radiation

L Dietz, JS Dömel, F Leese, AR Mahon… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Sea spiders (Pycnogonida) constitute a group of marine benthic arthropods that has a
particularly high species diversity in the Southern Ocean. The “longitarsal” group of the sea …

A new species of brooding Psolidae (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) from deep-sea off Argentina, Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

MI Martinez, PE Penchaszadeh - Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper describes a new species of Psolus (Holothuroidea, Echinodermata), P. lawrencei
sp. nov.,(19 specimens) found in the deep sea (308–1398 m) in the Southwestern Atlantic …

Distributional patterns of polychaetes across the West Antarctic based on DNA barcoding and particle tracking analyses

MJ Brasier, J Harle, H Wiklund, RM Jeffreys… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Recent genetic investigations have uncovered a high proportion of cryptic species within
Antarctic polychaetes. It is likely that these evolved in isolation during periods of glaciation …

Maud Rise–a snapshot through the water column

A Brandt, U Bathmann, S Brix, B Cisewski… - Deep Sea Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
The benthic fauna was investigated during the expedition ANT-XXIV/2 (2007/08) in relation
to oceanographic features, biogeochemical properties and sediment characteristics, as well …

Is there a distinct continental slope fauna in the Antarctic?

S Kaiser, HJ Griffiths, DKA Barnes, SN Brandão… - Deep Sea Research …, 2011 - Elsevier
The Antarctic continental slope spans the depths from the shelf break (usually between 500
and 1000m) to∼ 3000m, is very steep, overlain by 'warm'(2–2.5° C) Circumpolar Deep …

Not all that glitters is gold: Barcoding effort reveals taxonomic incongruences in iconic Ross Sea sea stars

A Guzzi, MC Alvaro, B Danis, C Moreau, S Schiaparelli - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The Southern Ocean is one of the most exposed regions to climate-related changes on our
planet. Better understanding of the current biodiversity and past speciation events, as well …

Understanding processes at the origin of species flocks with a focus on the marine A ntarctic fauna

A Chenuil, T Saucède, LG Hemery… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Species flocks (SF s) fascinate evolutionary biologists who wonder whether such striking
diversification can be driven by normal evolutionary processes. Multiple definitions of SF s …

Brooding sea anemones (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria): paragons of diversity in mode, morphology, and maternity

P Larson - Invertebrate Biology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Brooding has been reported in at least 57 species of sea anemone. More than three
quarters (44/57) of the species that are known to brood have been described since the last …

Evolutionary innovations in Antarctic brittle stars linked to glacial refugia

SCY Lau, JM Strugnell, CJ Sands… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The drivers behind evolutionary innovations such as contrasting life histories and
morphological change are central questions of evolutionary biology. However, the …