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 …

Background Glycosyltransferases comprise a highly divergent and polyphyletic multigene
family that is involved in widespread modification of plant secondary metabolites in a …

The octocoral genus Chrysogorgia contains 81 nominal species that are ecologically
important components of benthic communities. Taxonomic examination of a large set of …

Background Previous phylogenetic analyses of primnoid octocorals utilizing morphological
or molecular data have each recovered evolutionary relationships among genera that are …

Octocorals are a diverse and ecologically important group of cnidarians. However, the
phylogenetic relationships of many octocoral groups are not well understood and are based …

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems (MCEs) develop on a unique environment, where abrupt
environmental changes take place. Using a time-calibrated molecular phylogeny (mtDNA …

Most gorgonian octocoral species are described using diagnostic characteristics of their
sclerites (microscopic skeletal components). Species in the genus Pterogorgia, however, are …

The description and delimitation of species in an evolutionary framework is essential for
understanding patterns of biodiversity and distribution, and in the assessment of …

The descriptive taxonomic records of a total of 226 gorgonian species (Octocorallia:
Alcyonacea) from Indian seas and neighbouring areas were surveyed and critically …

The genus Paramuricea is present in the Mediterranean Sea with two species, P. clavata
and P. macrospina. These species have similar bathymetric distributions and can live in …