How we study cryptic species and their biological implications: A case study from marine shelled gastropods

CP Shin, WD Allmon - Ecology and Evolution, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Methodological and biological considerations are intertwined when studying cryptic species.
A potentially large component of modern biodiversity, the frequency of cryptic species …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the taxonomic status of the large sized Tricolia Risso, 1826 in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea

L Baptista, G Fassio, S Gofas, M Oliverio… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite a long history of taxonomic studies on the genus Tricolia Risso, 1826, there is a
shortfall on thorough systematic molecular reviews of the taxon from the NE Atlantic and …

The distribution of marine gastropods is more influenced by larval development than by adult characteristics

CX Barroso, TMC Lotufo, AS Matos, PBM Carneiro… - Marine Biology, 2022 - Springer
The larval stage is a critical aspect of the biology of most marine animals, impacting not only
the species fitness but also its bathymetric and geographic distribution. To understand the …

Morphospecies and molecular diversity of 'lace corals': the genus Reteporella (Bryozoa: Cheilostomatida) in the central North Atlantic Azores Archipelago

L Baptista, B Berning, M Curto… - BMC Ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Background As in most bryozoans, taxonomy and systematics of species in the genus
Reteporella Busk, 1884 (family Phidoloporidae) has hitherto almost exclusively been based …

Long-term physical and biological recovery of disturbed intertidal beach habitat from simulated oil spill cleanup in Prince William Sound, Alaska

G Shigenaka, J Weaver, Z Nixon, AK Fukuyama - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2025 - Elsevier
Abstract Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill, hydraulic techniques using combinations of
high-pressure and heated water were used to mobilize weathered oil from impacted …

Patterns of distribution of mollusc fauna associated with Halopteris scoparia (Linnaeus) Sauvageau: a baseline study in the Azores archipelago helps understanding …

SP Avila, AC Costa, P Madeira, J Brum… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
This work was done on 1996 and 1997, and presents an extremely valuable baseline to
compare the recent and future changes on the insular shallow habitats of the Azorean …

Population genetic structure and ecological differentiation in the bryozoan genus Reteporella across the Azores Archipelago (central North Atlantic)

L Baptista, M Curto, A Waeschenbach, B Berning… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The processes shaping population dynamics of benthic marine invertebrates with non-
planktotrophic larvae are still poorly understood but have seen a renewed interest in …

Oceanic islands act as drivers for the genetic diversity of marine species: Cardita calyculata (Linnaeus, 1758) in the NE Atlantic as a case-study

L Sinigaglia, L Baptista, C Alves, F Feldmann… - BMC Ecology and …, 2024 - Springer
Geographic distribution, as well as evolutionary and biogeographic processes and patterns
of marine invertebrate benthic species are strongly shaped by dispersal ability during the life …