Despite long-standing experimental interest in ctenophores due to their unique biology,
ecological influence and evolutionary status, previous work has largely been constrained by …

Despite accumulating evidence of the importance of the jellyfish-associated microbiome to
jellyfish, its potential relevance to blue biotechnology has only recently been recognized. In …

Jellyfish are often considered as stressors on marine ecosystems or as indicators of highly
perturbed systems. Far less attention is given to the potential of such species to provide …

Since marine medusae and ctenophores harbor a wide variety of symbionts, from protists to
fish, they constitute a unique community in pelagic ecosystems. Their symbiotic relationships …

Residing in a phylum of their own, ctenophores are gelatinous zooplankton that drift through
the ocean's water column. Although ctenophores are known to be parasitized by a variety of …

Mucus secretion provides an interface with unique and multifunctional properties between
the epithelial cells of many aquatic organisms and their surrounding environment. Indeed …

The lined sea anemone Edwardsiella lineata has evolved a derived parasitic life history that
includes a novel body plan adapted for life inside its ctenophore hosts. Reputedly its sole …

This study made a survey on the ciliate protozoans from Peritrichid and Suctorian taxa,
epibionts of Pomacea lineata (Spix, 1827)(Ampullariidae). Fifty mollusks were collected in …

The objective of this study was to record and analyze the prevalence of ciliated protozoa
associated with prosobranchian snails of the species Pomacea figulina collected from an …

Gelatinous zooplankton, such as ctenophores and jellyfish, are important components of
marine and brackish ecosystems and play critical roles in aquatic biogeochemistry. As …