Integrating cryptic diversity into coral evolution, symbiosis and conservation

CGB Grupstra, M Gómez-Corrales, JE Fifer… - Nature Ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Understanding how diversity evolves and is maintained is critical to predicting the future
trajectories of ecosystems under climate change; however, our understanding of these …

A tenuis relationship: traditional taxonomy obscures systematics and biogeography of the 'Acropora tenuis' (Scleractinia: Acroporidae) species complex

TCL Bridge, PF Cowman, AM Quattrini… - Zoological Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Molecular phylogenetics has fundamentally altered our understanding of the taxonomy,
systematics and biogeography of corals. Recently developed phylogenomic techniques …

Disparate genetic divergence patterns in three corals across a pan-Pacific environmental gradient highlight species-specific adaptation

CR Voolstra, BCC Hume, EJ Armstrong, G Mitushasi… - npj Biodiversity, 2023 - nature.com
Tropical coral reefs are among the most affected ecosystems by climate change and face
increasing loss in the coming decades. Effective conservation strategies that maximize …

[HTML][HTML] A hybrid-capture approach to reconstruct the phylogeny of Scleractinia (Cnidaria: Hexacorallia)

ZBR Quek, SS Jain, ZT Richards, R Arrigoni… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2023 - Elsevier
A well-supported evolutionary tree representing most major lineages of scleractinian corals
is in sight with the development and application of phylogenomic approaches. Specifically …

Phylogeography of recent Plesiastrea (Scleractinia: Plesiastreidae) based on an integrated taxonomic approach

DJ Juszkiewicz, NE White, J Stolarski, F Benzoni… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Scleractinian corals are a diverse group of ecologically important yet highly threatened
marine invertebrates, which can be challenging to identify to the species level. An influx of …

Energy allocation trade-offs as a function of age in fungiid corals

M Grinblat, L Eyal-Shaham, G Eyal… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
To compete effectively, living organisms must adjust the allocation of available energy
resources for growth, survival, maintenance, and reproduction throughout their life histories …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetics and taxonomy of the scleractinian coral family Euphylliidae

R Arrigoni, J Stolarski, TI Terraneo… - Contributions to …, 2023 - brill.com
The family Euphylliidae consists of reef-building zooxanthellate scleractinian corals
distributed across the Indo-Pacific. Seven extant genera comprising a total of 22 valid …

[HTML][HTML] A genomic approach to Porites (Anthozoa: Scleractinia) megadiversity from the Indo-Pacific

TI Terraneo, F Benzoni, R Arrigoni, ML Berumen… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2025 - Elsevier
Porites corals are vital components of tropical reef ecosystems worldwide, serving as
ecosystem engineers and hubs of biodiversity in shallow water coral reefs. Despite their …

Population genomics for symbiotic anthozoans: can reduced representation approaches be used for taxa without reference genomes?

BM Titus, M Daly - Heredity, 2022 - nature.com
Population genetic studies of symbiotic anthozoans have been historically challenging
because their endosymbioses with dinoflagellates have impeded marker development …

Molecular phylogenetic position of the family Fungiidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) based on complete mitochondrial genome sequences

Y Yoshioka, F Nagata, M Nonaka… - Galaxea, Journal of Coral …, 2024 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Due to their evolutionary conservation, mitochondrial DNA sequences are often utilized for
taxonomic identification. Mushroom corals (Scleractinia: Fungiidae) are some of the most …