Coral microbiomes are critical to holobiont functioning, but much remains to be understood
about how prevailing environment and host genotype affect microbial communities in …

Accurate delimitation of species and their relationships is a fundamental issue in
evolutionary biology and taxonomy and provides essential implications for conservation …

With increasing maritime activities in the proximity of coral reefs, a growing number of
manmade structures are becoming available for coral colonisation. Yet, little is known about …

Innovation is a key to evolutionary success and entrance into novel ecosystems. 1 Species
that float freely at the ocean's surface, termed obligate neuston (also called pleuston, here …

Dispersal is a critical process for the persistence and productivity of marine populations. For
many reef species, there is increasing evidence that local demography and self‐recruitment …

Scleractinian corals provide habitats for a broad variety of cryptofauna, which in turn may
contribute to the overall functioning of coral symbiomes. Among these invertebrates …

Capitate hydrozoans are a morphologically and ecologically diverse hydrozoan suborder,
currently including about 200 species. Being grouped in two clades, Corynida and …

While the escalating impacts of climate change and other anthropogenic pressures on coral
reefs are well documented at the coral community level, studies of species-specific trends …

Zanclea divergens is a tropical hydrozoan living in symbiotic association with bryozoans and
currently reported from Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Maldives. Here, we used an …

Research on marine bioactive compounds has increased significantly. These marine natural
products have industrial, biotechnological, and pharmaceutical applications. Venomous …