The sponge holobiont in a changing ocean: from microbes to ecosystems

L Pita, L Rix, BM Slaby, A Franke, U Hentschel - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
The recognition that all macroorganisms live in symbiotic association with microbial
communities has opened up a new field in biology. Animals, plants, and algae are now …

The sponge hologenome

NS Webster, T Thomas - MBio, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT A paradigm shift has recently transformed the field of biological science;
molecular advances have revealed how fundamentally important microorganisms are to …

An extensive reef system at the Amazon River mouth

RL Moura, GM Amado-Filho, FC Moraes… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Large rivers create major gaps in reef distribution along tropical shelves. The Amazon River
represents 20% of the global riverine discharge to the ocean, generating up to a 1.3× 106 …

Heterotrophy in the earliest gut: a single-cell view of heterotrophic carbon and nitrogen assimilation in sponge-microbe symbioses

L Rix, M Ribes, R Coma, MT Jahn, JM de Goeij… - The ISME …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Sponges are the oldest known extant animal-microbe symbiosis. These ubiquitous benthic
animals play an important role in marine ecosystems in the cycling of dissolved organic …

Predicting the HMA-LMA status in marine sponges by machine learning

L Moitinho-Silva, G Steinert, S Nielsen… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
The dichotomy between high microbial abundance (HMA) and low microbial abundance
(LMA) sponges has been observed in sponge-microbe symbiosis, although the extent of this …

Coral mucus fuels the sponge loop in warm-and cold-water coral reef ecosystems

L Rix, JM de Goeij, CE Mueller, U Struck… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Shallow warm-water and deep-sea cold-water corals engineer the coral reef framework and
fertilize reef communities by releasing coral mucus, a source of reef dissolved organic matter …

Differential recycling of coral and algal dissolved organic matter via the sponge loop

L Rix, JM de Goeij, D van Oevelen, U Struck… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Corals and macroalgae release large quantities of dissolved organic matter (DOM), one of
the largest sources of organic matter produced on coral reefs. By rapidly taking up DOM and …

The emerging ecological and biogeochemical importance of sponges on coral reefs

JR Pawlik, SE McMurray - Annual Review of Marine Science, 2020 - annualreviews.org
With the decline of reef-building corals on tropical reefs, sponges have emerged as an
important component of changing coral reef ecosystems. Seemingly simple, sponges are …

Modularity and predicted functions of the global sponge-microbiome network

M Lurgi, T Thomas, B Wemheuer, NS Webster… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Defining the organisation of species interaction networks and unveiling the processes
behind their assembly is fundamental to understanding patterns of biodiversity, community …

Nutrient fluxes and ecological functions of coral reef sponges in a changing ocean

JM de Goeij, MP Lesser, JR Pawlik - Climate change, ocean acidification …, 2017 - Springer
Coral reefs are iconic examples of biological hotspots, highly appreciated because of their
ecosystem services. Yet, they are threatened by human impact and climate change …