Identifying the specific-targeted marine cerebrosides against SARS-CoV-2: An integrated computational approach

EM Zahran, AM Sayed, MF Abdelwahab, A Albohy… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cerebrosides are a group of metabolites belonging to the glycosphingolipids class of natural
products. So far, 167 cerebrosides, compounds 1–167, have been isolated from diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Host specificity of coral-associated fauna and its relevance for coral reef biodiversity

RJ van der Schoot, BW Hoeksema - International Journal for Parasitology, 2024 - Elsevier
Coral-associated fauna predominantly consists of invertebrates and constitutes an important
component of coral reef biodiversity. The symbionts depend on their hosts for food, shelter …

Coral reef community changes in Karimunjawa National Park, Indonesia: assessing the efficacy of management in the face of local and global stressors

EV Kennedy, J Vercelloni, BP Neal… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Karimunjawa National Park is one of Indonesia's oldest established marine parks. Coral
reefs across the park are being impacted by fishing, tourism and declining water quality …

Sponge chemical defenses are a possible mechanism for increasing sponge abundance on reefs in Zanzibar

SB Helber, DJJ Hoeijmakers, CA Muhando, S Rohde… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Coral reefs are experiencing increasing anthropogenic impacts that result in substantial
declines of reef-building corals and a change of community structure towards other benthic …

How a collaborative integrated taxonomic effort has trained new spongiologists and improved knowledge of Martinique Island (French Antilles, eastern Caribbean Sea …

T Perez, MC Diaz, C Ruiz, B Condor-Lujan, M Klautau… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Although sponges are important components of benthic ecosystems of the Caribbean Sea,
their diversity remained poorly investigated in the Lesser Antilles. By organizing a training …

Monthly progression rates of the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota in Sesoko Island, Okinawa, Japan

SN Aini, SL Tang, H Yamashiro - Coral Reefs, 2021 - Springer
Terpios hoshinota is a black, encrusting sponge that hosts numerous symbiotic
cyanobacteria in its tissues. The sponge often overgrows live scleractinian corals, thereby …

Delineation of outbreak stages of the coral-killing sponge Terpios hoshinota

BK Fiedler, AD Montgomery, F Chong, H Miyagi… - Regional Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Outbreaks of the cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota are one of the many issues
contributing to coral reef decline in the Indo-Pacific. This species occasionally undergoes …

The coral-killing sponge Chalinula nematifera as a common substrate generalist in Komodo National Park, Indonesia

E Turicchia, BW Hoeksema, M Ponti - Marine Biology Research, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Chalinula nematifera is an encrusting sponge (Porifera: Haplosclerida), which can overgrow
live corals. Originally described from the central Pacific (Marshall Islands), this coral-killing …

Baseline reef health surveys at Bangka Island (North Sulawesi, Indonesia) reveal new threats

M Ponti, F Fratangeli, N Dondi, MS Reinach, C Serra… - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Worldwide coral reef decline appears to be accompanied by an increase in the spread of
hard coral diseases. However, whether this is the result of increased direct and indirect …

Testing of how and why the Terpios hoshinota sponge kills stony corals

ST Syue, CH Hsu, K Soong - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
An encrusting sponge, Terpios hoshinota, has the potential to infect all species of stony
corals in shallow reefs and killing them. It caused a decline in coral coverage in two south …