Selection in coral mitogenomes, with insights into adaptations in the deep sea
Corals are a dominant benthic fauna that occur across a vast range of depths from just
below the ocean's surface to the abyssopelagic zone. However, little is known about the …
below the ocean's surface to the abyssopelagic zone. However, little is known about the …
Skimming genomes for systematics and DNA barcodes of corals
Numerous genomic methods developed over the past two decades have enabled the
discovery and extraction of orthologous loci to help resolve phylogenetic relationships …
discovery and extraction of orthologous loci to help resolve phylogenetic relationships …
[HTML][HTML] Nuclear eDNA metabarcoding primers for anthozoan coral biodiversity assessment
The distributions of anthozoan corals are undercharacterized due to their wide bathymetric
ranges, occurrences in remote locales, and difficulties of identification from morphology …
ranges, occurrences in remote locales, and difficulties of identification from morphology …
Mitogenomes reveal alternative initiation codons and lineage-specific gene order conservation in echinoderms
The mitochondrial genetic code is much more varied than the standard genetic code. The
invertebrate mitochondrial code, for instance, comprises six initiation codons, including five …
invertebrate mitochondrial code, for instance, comprises six initiation codons, including five …
Description of a new species of black coral in the family Aphanipathidae (Anthozoa, Antipatharia) from Puerto Rico
J Horowitz, DM Opresko, M del P González-García… - ZooKeys, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Black corals (Anthozoa: Antipatharia) are an anthozoan lineage in the class
Hexacorallia that occur across a wide range of habitats from the tropics to the poles and from …
Hexacorallia that occur across a wide range of habitats from the tropics to the poles and from …
[HTML][HTML] A new species of Bathypathes (Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Antipatharia, Schizopathidae) from the Red Sea and its phylogenetic position
Abstract A black coral, Bathypathesthermophila Chimienti, sp. nov. is described from the
Saudi Arabian coasts of the Gulf of Aqaba and north Red Sea (Neom area) using an …
Saudi Arabian coasts of the Gulf of Aqaba and north Red Sea (Neom area) using an …
Genome sizes and repeatome evolution in zoantharians (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia: Zoantharia)
CJL Fourreau, H Kise, MD Santander, S Pirro… - PeerJ, 2023 - peerj.com
Across eukaryotes, large variations of genome sizes have been observed even between
closely related species. Transposable elements as part of the repeated DNA have been …
closely related species. Transposable elements as part of the repeated DNA have been …
One of the deepest genera of Antipatharia: taxonomic position revealed and revised
TN Molodtsova, DM Opresko, M O'Mahoney… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genus Abyssopathes Opresko, 2002, comprises deep-sea black corals known almost
exclusively from lower bathyal and abyssal depths, mainly from seamounts covered by …
exclusively from lower bathyal and abyssal depths, mainly from seamounts covered by …
ITS1 variation among Stichopathes cf. maldivensis (Hexacorallia: Antipatharia) whip black corals unveils conspecificity and population connectivity at local and …
Due to the dearth of molecular markers variable enough to distinguish species of black
corals, species delimitation in Antipatharia is still mainly based on morphological traits. One …
corals, species delimitation in Antipatharia is still mainly based on morphological traits. One …