Connectivity among populations determines the dynamics and evolution of populations, and
its assessment is essential in ecology in general and in conservation biology in particular …

Octocorals are one of the most ubiquitous benthic organisms in marine ecosystems from the
shallow tropics to the Antarctic deep sea, providing habitat for numerous organisms as well …

The anthozoan sub-class Octocorallia includes over 3500 nominal species of soft corals and
gorgonian sea fans, many of which serve as critical foundation species in benthic marine …

Abstract Background The phylogeny of Cnidaria has been a source of debate for decades,
during which nearly all-possible relationships among the major lineages have been …

MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a literature survey using the Web of Science
research tool, limited to the scientific articles published between 2006 and 2013, and using …

It is acknowledged that marine invertebrates produce bioactive natural products that may be
useful for developing new drugs. By exploring untapped geographical sources and/or novel …

Cnidaria, the sister group to Bilateria, is a highly diverse group of animals in terms of
morphology, lifecycles, ecology, and development. How this diversity originated and evolved …

Diterpenes are major defensive small molecules that enable soft corals to survive without a
tough exterior skeleton, and, until now, their biosynthetic origin has remained intractable …

Background Cnidaria (corals, sea anemones, hydroids, jellyfish) is a phylum of relatively
simple aquatic animals characterized by the presence of the cnidocyst: a cell containing a …

RAD-tag sequencing is a promising method for conducting genome-wide evolutionary
studies. However, to date, only a handful of studies empirically tested its applicability above …