Cnidarians have been known since ancient times for the painful stings they induce to
humans. The effects of the stings range from skin irritation to cardiotoxicity and can result in …

Cnidarians are fascinating creatures at the base of metazoan evolution possessing an
almost unlimited regeneration capacity that has attracted the interest of researchers, from …

Stony corals are colonial cnidarians that sustain the most biodiverse marine ecosystems on
Earth: coral reefs. Despite their ecological importance, little is known about the cell types …

There is currently little information about the evolution of gene clusters, genome
architectures and karyotypes in early branching animals. Slowly evolving anthozoan …

Octocorals are major contributors of terpenoid chemical diversity in the ocean. Natural
products from other sessile marine animals are primarily biosynthesized by symbiotic …

Abstract Background In octocorals (Cnidaria Octocorallia), the functional relationship
between host health and its symbiotic consortium has yet to be determined. Here, we …

Hydractinia is a colonial marine hydroid that shows remarkable biological properties,
including the capacity to regenerate its entire body throughout its lifetime, a process made …

The metabolic capabilities of animals have been derived from well-studied model organisms
and are generally considered to be well understood. In animals, cysteine is an important …

Corals form an endosymbiotic relationship with the dinoflagellate algae Symbiodiniaceae,
but ocean warming can trigger algal loss, coral bleaching and death, and the degradation of …

Draft genome sequences of non-bilaterian species have provided important insights into the
evolution of the metazoan gene repertoire. However, there is little information about the …