The biology and evolution of calcite and aragonite mineralization in Octocorallia
Octocorallia (class Anthozoa, phylum Cnidaria) is a group of calcifying corals displaying a
wide diversity of mineral skeletons. This includes skeletal structures composed of different …
wide diversity of mineral skeletons. This includes skeletal structures composed of different …
A next generation approach to species delimitation reveals the role of hybridization in a cryptic species complex of corals
Background Our ability to investigate processes shaping the evolutionary diversification of
corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) is limited by a lack of understanding of species boundaries …
corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) is limited by a lack of understanding of species boundaries …
Enhancing the biodiversity of coastal defence structures: transplantation of nursery-reared reef biota onto intertidal seawalls
Natural coastlines around the world are increasingly being modified and replaced by
breakwaters, revetments and seawalls. Although such infrastructure is primarily intended to …
breakwaters, revetments and seawalls. Although such infrastructure is primarily intended to …
[HTML][HTML] Combined effect of marine heatwaves and light intensity on the cellular stress response and photophysiology of the leather coral Sarcophyton cf. glaucum
Marine heatwaves (MHW) are threatening tropical coral reef ecosystems, leading to mass
bleaching events worldwide. The combination of heat stress with high irradiance is known to …
bleaching events worldwide. The combination of heat stress with high irradiance is known to …
[PDF][PDF] Symbiotic versus non-symbiotic octocorals: physiological and ecological implications
N Schubert, D Brown, S Rossi - Marine animal forests, 2017 - researchgate.net
Octocorals are a major component of the sessile benthic fauna worldwide, especially
important in tropical regions, such as the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean, where together with …
important in tropical regions, such as the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean, where together with …
Temporal variation in the microbiome of tropical and temperate octocorals
Bacterial members of the coral holobiont play an important role in determining coral fitness.
However, most knowledge of the coral microbiome has come from reef-building …
However, most knowledge of the coral microbiome has come from reef-building …
Octocoral tissue provides protection from declining oceanic pH
Increase in anthropogenic p CO2 alters seawater chemistry and could lead to reduced
calcification or skeleton dissolution of calcifiers and thereby weaken coral-reef structure …
calcification or skeleton dissolution of calcifiers and thereby weaken coral-reef structure …
The microbiome of the octocoral Lobophytum pauciflorum: minor differences between sexes and resilience to short-term stress
W Wessels, S Sprungala, SA Watson… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria associated with marine invertebrates are thought to have a range of important roles
that benefit the host including production of compounds that may exclude pathogenic …
that benefit the host including production of compounds that may exclude pathogenic …
In vivo pH measurement at the site of calcification in an octocoral
Calcareous octocorals are ecologically important calcifiers, but little is known about their
biomineralization physiology, relative to scleractinian corals. Many marine calcifiers promote …
biomineralization physiology, relative to scleractinian corals. Many marine calcifiers promote …
Responses of the tropical gorgonian coral Eunicea fusca to ocean acidification conditions
Ocean acidification can have negative repercussions from the organism to ecosystem levels.
Octocorals deposit high-magnesium calcite in their skeletons, and according to different …
Octocorals deposit high-magnesium calcite in their skeletons, and according to different …