Biochemical characterization of diverse deep-sea anthozoan bioluminescence systems
Bioluminescence, light produced by living organisms, is a common trait in the ocean. In
benthic ecosystems in the deep-sea, octocorals are some of the most abundant luminous …
benthic ecosystems in the deep-sea, octocorals are some of the most abundant luminous …
Diversity and distribution of Octocorallia
CD Pérez, B de Moura Neves, RT Cordeiro… - The Cnidaria, past …, 2016 - Springer
Octocorals are a group of striking presence in marine benthic communities. With
approximately 3400 valid species the taxonomy of the group is still not resolved, mainly …
approximately 3400 valid species the taxonomy of the group is still not resolved, mainly …
Octocoral mitochondrial genomes provide insights into the phylogenetic history of gene order rearrangements, order reversals, and cnidarian phylogenetics
DF Figueroa, AR Baco - Genome Biology and Evolution, 2015 - academic.oup.com
We use full mitochondrial genomes to test the robustness of the phylogeny of the
Octocorallia, to determine the evolutionary pathway for the five known mitochondrial gene …
Octocorallia, to determine the evolutionary pathway for the five known mitochondrial gene …
Identification of a soft coral garden candidate vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) using video imagery, davis strait, west greenland
S Long, B Sparrow-Scinocca, ME Blicher… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The term vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) was introduced to facilitate the spatial
management of deep-seas, identifying those habitats vulnerable to anthropogenic …
management of deep-seas, identifying those habitats vulnerable to anthropogenic …
The Octocoral Trait Database: a global database of trait information for octocoral species
D Gómez-Gras, C Linares, N Viladrich, Y Zentner… - Scientific Data, 2025 - nature.com
Trait-based approaches are revolutionizing our understanding of high-diversity ecosystems
by providing insights into the principles underlying key ecological processes, such as …
by providing insights into the principles underlying key ecological processes, such as …
Cnidarians and their polychaete symbionts
Cnidarians, especially skeleton-bearing anthozoans and hydrocorals, are known to host
abundant and diverse symbiotic fauna encompassing members of the majority of metazoan …
abundant and diverse symbiotic fauna encompassing members of the majority of metazoan …
Census of Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) of the Azores (NE Atlantic) with a nomenclature update
Zoological nomenclature revisions are essential for biodiversity studies and indispensable
to avoid naming and description of already described species and should be valued in all …
to avoid naming and description of already described species and should be valued in all …
Homoplasious colony morphology and mito-nuclear phylogenetic discordance among Eastern Pacific octocorals
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 …
phylogenetic relationships of many octocoral groups are not well understood and are based …
[HTML][HTML] The ecosystem of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge at the sub-polar front and Charlie–Gibbs Fracture Zone; ECO-MAR project strategy and description of the sampling …
The ECOMAR project investigated photosynthetically-supported life on the North Mid-
Atlantic Ridge (MAR) between the Azores and Iceland focussing on the Charlie–Gibbs …
Atlantic Ridge (MAR) between the Azores and Iceland focussing on the Charlie–Gibbs …
Invertebrates: The realm of diversity
J Templado, ÁA Luque, D Moreno… - … Sea-Ecosystems and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract The Alboran Sea displays the highest values of animal species richness in the
European seas, and invertebrates comprise the bulk of this diversity. In this chapter, the …
European seas, and invertebrates comprise the bulk of this diversity. In this chapter, the …