G. Wörheide

This study estimates the germline mutation rate in crown-of-thorns sea stars and finds it is higher than in other invertebrates, with low effective population size and weak population size effects on genetic diversity.

This study examines how corals respond to artificial Calcite Sea conditions by analyzing mineralogical and gene expression changes in two aragonite-depositing species.

The paper uses genome gene content and morphological data to investigate unresolved nodes in animal phylogeny, supporting sponges as the sister group of animals and Xenacoelomorpha as the sister group of Bilateria.

This study uses transcriptomics to analyze how Cinachyrella cf. cavernosa sponges respond to spatial competition with Zoanthus sansibaricus and Dictyota ciliolata, finding increased cellular respiration and stress responses.

This study shows sponges accumulate microparticulate pollutants, including microplastics, and can serve as bioindicators for environmental pollution.

The paper presents the chromosomal-level genome assembly of Ephydatia muelleri and analyzes its genomic architecture and adaptation mechanisms.

This study examines how short-term exposure to high water temperatures affects the microbiome of the sponge Lendenfeldia chondrodes, finding shifts in bacterial phyla abundance and richness.

The paper develops a 16S rRNA gene sequencing protocol for the Illumina MiniSeq platform, showing it produces high-quality V4 reads comparable to MiSeq at lower cost.

This study examines gene expression changes in the coral holobiont Montipora digitata and its symbionts under short and long-term low pH exposure, finding resilience in gene expression.