Coral biomineralization: from the gene to the environment
In this review we discuss the present knowledge on the biological and environmental control
of biomineralization (calcification) in hermatypic corals. We describe first the anatomy of the …
of biomineralization (calcification) in hermatypic corals. We describe first the anatomy of the …
Rethinking the phylogeny of scleractinian corals: a review of morphological and molecular data
Scleractinian corals, which include the architects of coral reefs, are found throughout the
world's oceans and have left a rich fossil record over their 240 million year history. Their …
world's oceans and have left a rich fossil record over their 240 million year history. Their …
Sexual reproduction of scleractinian corals
PL Harrison - Coral reefs: an ecosystem in transition, 2011 - Springer
Sexual reproduction by scleractinian reef corals is important for maintaining coral
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …
populations and evolutionary processes. The ongoing global renaissance in coral …
Taxonomic classification of the reef coral family Mussidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)
AF Budd, H Fukami, ND Smith… - Zoological Journal of the …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Molecular analyses are transforming our understanding of the evolution of scleractinian
corals and conflict with traditional classification, which is based on skeletal morphology. A …
corals and conflict with traditional classification, which is based on skeletal morphology. A …
Mitochondrial and nuclear genes suggest that stony corals are monophyletic but most families of stony corals are not (Order Scleractinia, Class Anthozoa, Phylum …
Modern hard corals (Class Hexacorallia; Order Scleractinia) are widely studied because of
their fundamental role in reef building and their superb fossil record extending back to the …
their fundamental role in reef building and their superb fossil record extending back to the …
A comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa) based on mitochondrial CO1 sequence data
Background Classical morphological taxonomy places the approximately 1400 recognized
species of Scleractinia (hard corals) into 27 families, but many aspects of coral evolution …
species of Scleractinia (hard corals) into 27 families, but many aspects of coral evolution …
Merging scleractinian genera: the overwhelming genetic similarity between solitary Desmophyllum and colonial Lophelia
Background In recent years, several types of molecular markers and new microscale
skeletal characters have shown potential as powerful tools for phylogenetic reconstructions …
skeletal characters have shown potential as powerful tools for phylogenetic reconstructions …
Taxonomic classification of the reef coral families Merulinidae, Montastraeidae, and Diploastraeidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Scleractinia)
Modern coral taxonomy has begun to resolve many long-standing problems in traditional
systematics stemming from its reliance on skeletal macromorphology. By integrating …
systematics stemming from its reliance on skeletal macromorphology. By integrating …
The new systematics of Scleractinia: integrating molecular and morphological evidence
The taxonomy of scleractinian corals has traditionally been established based on
morphology at the “macro” scale since the time of Carl Linnaeus. Taxa described using …
morphology at the “macro” scale since the time of Carl Linnaeus. Taxa described using …
Blind to morphology: genetics identifies several widespread ecologically common species and few endemics among Indo‐Pacific cauliflower corals (Pocillopora …
Aim Using high‐resolution genetic markers on samples gathered from across their wide
distributional range, we endeavoured to delimit species diversity in reef‐building Pocillopora …
distributional range, we endeavoured to delimit species diversity in reef‐building Pocillopora …