[PDF][PDF] Larval settlement in echinoderms: a review of processes and patterns

PC Doll, CF Caballes, AS Hoey… - … and Marine Biology, 2022 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Echinoderms are a common component of benthic marine ecosystems, with many being
ecologically and/or economically important. Like many marine organisms, most …

A Review of the Giant Triton (Charonia tritonis), from Exploitation to Coral Reef Protector?

CA Motti, SF Cummins, MR Hall - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Charonia tritonis (Charoniidae), one of the largest marine gastropods and an echinoderm
specialist, preys on Crown-of-Thorns starfish (CoTS), a recurring pest that continues to be a …

Sex-specific expression of pheromones and other signals in gravid starfish

M Jönsson, M Morin, CK Wang, DJ Craik, SM Degnan… - BMC biology, 2022 - Springer
Background Many echinoderms form seasonal aggregations prior to spawning. In some
fecund species, a spawning event can lead to population outbreaks with detrimental …

Induction of larval settlement in crown-of-thorns starfish is not mediated by conspecific cues

PC Doll, S Uthicke, CF Caballes, F Patel… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Population irruptions of crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS; Acanthaster spp.) remain a major
cause of coral reef degradation throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans and are inherently …

Species-specific metabolites mediate host selection and larval recruitment of the symbiotic seastar shrimp

A Lourtie, I Eeckhaut, J Mallefet, P Savarino… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In marine environments, host selection, defining how symbiotic organisms recognize and
interact with their hosts, is often mediated by olfactory communication. Although adult …

Development and Interrogation of a Transcriptomic Resource for the Giant Triton Snail (Charonia tritonis)

AH Klein, CA Motti, AK Hillberg, T Ventura… - Marine …, 2021 - Springer
Gastropod molluscs are among the most abundant species that inhabit coral reef
ecosystems. Many are specialist predators, along with the giant triton snail Charonia tritonis …

Neoichnological analysis of sea stars in the deep sea near the Aleutian Trench: behavioral insights from in situ observations

O Miguez-Salas, A Brandt, C Moreau - Marine Biodiversity, 2024 - Springer
The study of biogenic structures (eg, lebensspuren) produced by benthic fauna on the
seafloor provides invaluable information about the behavior of their tracemakers. In the case …

The effect of ocean acidification on the escape behaviour of the sea star Parvulastra exigua to its sea star predator Meridiastra calcar

EJ McLaren, M Byrne - Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 2022 - Elsevier
Ocean acidification (OA) driven by sea water uptake of anthropogenic atmospheric CO 2 has
broad deleterious effects on marine species including modified behavioural interactions …

Cloning and selfing affect population genetic variation in simulations of outcrossing, sexual sea stars

MW Hart, VI Guerra, JD Allen… - The Biological …, 2021 - journals.uchicago.edu
Many sea stars are well known for facultative or obligate asexual reproduction in both the
adult and larval life-cycle stages. Some species and lineages are also capable of facultative …

[HTML][HTML] Dead foundation species create coral rubble habitat that benefits a resilient pest species

K Wolfe, M Byrne - Marine Environmental Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Critical loss of habitat is the greatest threat to biodiversity, yet some species are inherently
plastic to and may even benefit from changes in ecosystem states. The crown-of-thorns sea …