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 …

Octocorals are major contributors of terpenoid chemical diversity in the ocean. Natural
products from other sessile marine animals are primarily biosynthesized by symbiotic …

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 …

The octocoral family Alcyoniidae represents a rich source of bioactive substances with
intriguing and unique structural features. This review aims to provide an updated overview of …

Venom is a complex trait with substantial inter-and intraspecific variability resulting from
strong selective pressures acting on the expression of many toxic proteins. However …

Deep-sea lineages are generally thought to arise from shallow-water ancestors, but this
hypothesis is based on a relatively small number of taxonomic groups. Anthozoans, which …

Whole mitochondrial genomes are often used in phylogenetic reconstruction. However,
discordant patterns in species relationships between mitochondrial and nuclear phylogenies …

A well-supported evolutionary tree representing most major lineages of scleractinian corals
is in sight with the development and application of phylogenomic approaches. Specifically …

The planula larvae of the sea anemone Aiptasia have so far not been reported to complete
their life cycle by undergoing metamorphosis into adult forms. This has been a major …

Corals are a dominant benthic fauna that occur across a vast range of depths from just
below the ocean's surface to the abyssopelagic zone. However, little is known about the …