The phylum Cnidaria: a review of phylogenetic patterns and diversity 300 years after Linnaeus

CS McFadden, M Daly, MR Brugler, P Cartwright… - 2007‏ - scholarship.claremont.edu
Systema Naturae includes representatives of every major lineage of the animal phylum
Cnidaria. However, Linnaeus did not classify the members of the phylum as is now done …

The biology and ecology of black corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia)

D Wagner, DG Luck, RJ Toonen - Advances in marine biology, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Antipatharians, commonly known as black corals, are treasured by many cultures for
medicinal purposes and to produce jewellery. Despite their economic and cultural …

Phylogenomics, origin, and diversification of Anthozoans (Phylum Cnidaria)

CS McFadden, AM Quattrini, MR Brugler… - Systematic …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Anthozoan cnidarians (corals and sea anemones) include some of the world's most
important foundation species, capable of building massive reef complexes that support …

The Parazoanthidae (Hexacorallia: Zoantharia) DNA taxonomy: description of two new genera

F Sinniger, JD Reimer, J Pawlowski - Marine Biodiversity, 2010‏ - Springer
The taxonomy of the hexacorallian order Zoantharia is very problematic due to the lack of
easily accessible and informative morphological taxonomic characters. This is particularly …

Potential of DNA sequences to identify zoanthids (Cnidaria: Zoantharia)

F Sinniger, JD Reimer, J Pawlowski - Zoological Science, 2008‏ - BioOne
The order Zoantharia is known for its chaotic taxonomy and difficult morphological
identification. One method that potentially could help for examining such troublesome taxa is …

The biology and chemistry of the zoanthamine alkaloids

DC Behenna, JL Stockdill… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2008‏ - Wiley Online Library
Marine natural products have long played an important role in natural products chemistry
and drug discovery. Mirroring the rich variety and complicated interactions of the marine …

Effect of phase shift from corals to Zoantharia on reef fish assemblages

ICS Cruz, M Loiola, T Albuquerque, R Reis… - PloS one, 2015‏ - journals.plos.org
Consequences of reef phase shifts on fish communities remain poorly understood. Studies
on the causes, effects and consequences of phase shifts on reef fish communities have only …

Diversity of zoanthids (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) on Hawaiian seamounts: description of the Hawaiian gold coral and additional zoanthids

F Sinniger, OV Ocana, AR Baco - PloS one, 2013‏ - journals.plos.org
The Hawaiian gold coral has a history of exploitation from the deep slopes and seamounts
of the Hawaiian Islands as one of the precious corals commercialised in the jewellery …

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 …

Palytoxin Found in Palythoa sp. Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) Sold in the Home Aquarium Trade

JR Deeds, SM Handy, KD White, JD Reimer - PLoS One, 2011‏ - journals.plos.org
Zoanthids (Anthozoa, Hexacorallia) are colonial anemones that contain one of the deadliest
toxins ever discovered, palytoxin (LD50 in mice 300 ng/kg), but it is generally believed that …