Simone Schätzle

How Robust are Multispecies Coalescent Species Delimitations in Taxonomically Complex Systems? A Genomic Assessment Using Mediterranean Tethya Sponges

The paper evaluates the robustness of multispecies coalescent methods for species delimitation in taxonomically complex systems using Mediterranean Tethya sponges, finding that hypothesis-testing approaches are more reliable than heuristic ones.

Barcoding-inferred biodiversity of shallow-water Indo-Pacific demosponges

This study uses DNA barcoding data to analyze shallow-water demosponge biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific, revealing patterns of connectivity, endemism, and distribution with higher resolution than previous morphology-based studies.

Ecological Filtering is a Better Predictor of Microbiome Assembly than Coevolution in Marine Sponges

The paper shows ecological filtering, not coevolution, better predicts microbiome composition in marine sponges, using phylogenetic and trait-based analyses.