Mutually beneficial interactions between microorganisms and animals are a conserved and
ubiquitous feature of biotic systems. In many instances animals, including humans, are …

The impact of ocean acidification (OA) on coral calcification, a subject of intense current
interest, is poorly understood in part because of the presence of symbionts in adult corals …

Transcriptome and genome data from twenty stony coral species and a selection of
reference bilaterians were studied to elucidate coral evolutionary history. We identified …

Cephalopods are a diverse group of marine molluscs that have proven their worth in a vast
array of ways, ranging from their importance within ecological settings and increasing …

Vestimentiferan tubeworms, once erected at a phylum level, are now known to comprise a
part of the specialised deep-sea polychaete family Siboglinidae. Their widespread and …

The deep-sea tubeworm Riftia pachyptila lacks a digestive system but completely relies on
bacterial endosymbionts for nutrition. Although the symbiont has been studied in detail on …

The mutualism between the giant tubeworm Riftia pachyptila and its endosymbiont
Candidatus Endoriftia persephone has been extensively researched over the past 40 years …

Background The coral skeleton consists of CaCO 3 deposited upon an organic matrix
primarily as aragonite. Currently galaxin, from Galaxea fascicularis, is the only soluble …

Background The gutless marine worm Olavius algarvensis has a completely reduced
digestive and excretory system, and lives in an obligate nutritional symbiosis with bacterial …

Most bacterial species make transitions between habitats, such as switching from free living
to symbiotic niches. We provide evidence that a galaxin protein, EsGal1, of the squid E …