The ocean plays a fundamental role in the human wellbeing and development. Therefore, it
is vital to preserve and restore the marine ecosystem services that are being damage …

There are more than 200,000 marine species worldwide. These include many important
economic species, such as large yellow croaker, ribbonfish, tuna, and salmon, but also …

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 …

The biodiversity of coral reefs is globally estimated to be represented by around 950.000
(±40%) multicellular species and only 10% of them have been described (Fisher et al …

In spite of growing evidence that climate change may dramatically affect networks of
interacting species, whether—and to what extent—ecological interactions can mediate …

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

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 …

Sampling in multiple localities, coupled with molecular barcoding, has shown that nominal
species with wide geographical distribution often harbour local cryptic species in allopatry …

In order to demonstrate how scleractinian corals contribute to marine biodiversity by their
host function, information on associated fauna was gathered during a biological survey at St …

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 …