The evolutionary dynamics of genome sizes and repetitive elements in Ensifera (Insecta: Orthoptera)

H Yuan, XJ Liu, XZ Liu, LN Zhao, SL Mao, Y Huang - BMC genomics, 2024 - Springer
Background In evolutionary biology, identifying and quantifying inter-lineage genome size
variation and elucidating the underlying causes of that variation have long been goals …

Azooxanthellate Palythoa (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) Genomes Reveal Toxin-related Gene Clusters and Loss of Neuronal Genes in Hexacorals

Y Yoshioka, H Yamashita, T Uchida… - Genome Biology and …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Zoantharia is an order among the Hexacorallia (Anthozoa: Cnidaria), and includes at least
300 species. Previously reported genomes from scleractinian corals and actiniarian sea …

[HTML][HTML] A taxonomic revision of the sponge-associated genus Thoracactis Gravier, 1918 (Anthozoa: Zoantharia) based on an integrated approach

H Kise, J Montenegro, PVF Corrêa… - Contributions to …, 2024 - brill.com
The integrated approach of molecular phylogenetic and morphological analyses has
revolutionized the systematics and our understanding of the evolutionary relationships of …

[HTML][HTML]  Parazoanthidae (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) associated with glass sponges on the Nishi-Shichito Ridge, northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the description of a new …

H Kise, JD Reimer, A Iguchi, Y Ise, S Tsuchida… - ZooKeys, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract Seamounts are biodiversity hotspots that face increasing threats from
anthropogenic activities. Seamounts host diverse sessile suspension-feeding organisms …

New mitochondrial gene order arrangements and evolutionary implications in the class Octocorallia

A Poliseno, AM Quattrini, YW Lau, S Pirro… - … DNA Part A, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The complete mitochondrial genomes of octocorals typically range from 18.5 kb to 20.5 kb in
length and include 14 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes and one …

The Dark Side of Photosymbiosis: Elaborate Repeats with TEs and Unknown ORFs in Photosymbiotic Bivalves Made Exceptionally Big Metazoan Mitogenomes

ADY Tan, R Li, J Li - bioRxiv, 2025 - biorxiv.org
Limited truly'complete'mitogenomes have been published for marine invertebrates, with
many being partial and focused on protein-coding genes. Dispelling the traditional myth …