Many industrially significant compounds have been derived from natural products in the
environment. Research efforts so far have contributed to the discovery of beneficial natural …

While bacterial and archaeal communities of sponges are intensively studied, given their
importance to the animal's physiology as well as sources of several new bioactive …

Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are increasing in frequency, duration and intensity, disrupting
global marine ecosystems. While most reported impacts have been in tropical areas, New …

Sponges are ecologically important benthic organisms with many important functional roles.
However, despite increasing global interest in the functions that sponges perform, there has …

Various species of marine micro-filamentous green algae (< 5 mm) remain overlooked
globally. They are difficult to identify in field collections due to their diminutive size and their …

In the large and morphologically diverse phylum of Chlorophyta, new taxa are discovered
every year and their phylogenetic relationships are reconstructed by the incorporation of …

Sponges live in tight associations with associated microbes thriving within their bodies. In
this chapter, we discuss these intertwined host-symbiont relationships and how microbes …

Microalgae display features that render them perfect candidates for biotechnological
products and industrial applications. Nevertheless, still, only a small number of them have …

Halichondria panicea has two different seasonal colours, green and yellow, which may
reflect the effect of temperature on the abundance of green microalgal species. There is …

In the large and morphologically diverse phylum of Chlorophyta, new taxa are discovered
every year and their phylogenetic relationships are reconstructed by the incorporation of …