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 …

Background Our ability to investigate processes shaping the evolutionary diversification of
corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) is limited by a lack of understanding of species boundaries …

We report here for the first time the isolation and characterization of a protein from the
organic matrix (OM) of the sclerites of the alcyonarian, Corallium rubrum. This protein named …

Corallium species have ecological, cultural and commercial importance and thus require
tools to assist with their identification for both management and trade. The organic matrix …

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

Zoosystema 32 (1).indb Page 1 The phylogeny of Pacifigorgia (Coelenterata, Octocorallia,
Gorgoniidae): a case study of the use of continuous characters in the systematics of the …

New records of the genera Leptogorgia, Pacifigorgia and Eugorgia (Octocorallia:
Gorgoniidae) on the coast of Ecuador are reported. These new records redefine the current …

Abstract Some octocorals (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) can produce a sub-millimeter to a millimeter-
range skeleton of calcium carbonate, known as sclerites. Sclerites have diverse …

The unusual findings of Lower and Middle Ordovician tiny sclerite-type elements in the San
Juan Formation of the Argentine Precordillera are described and analysed. The well …

Shallow-water octocorals are among the most abundant macro-benthic organisms
inhabiting tropical subtropical and temperate communities. In spite of being worldwide …