Daniela Batista

The paper resolves taxonomic confusion in sun corals by combining molecular phylogenetics and genome assemblies, revealing T. coccinea as the cosmopolitan species and T. tagusensis as endemic to the Galapagos.

This study uses numerical simulations to show that submesoscale ocean features like filaments enhance offshore transport of sun coral larvae along Rio de Janeiro's coast.

The paper presents the first genome of Tubastraea sp., a fast-spreading invasive coral, and reports its large size, high gene content, and repetitive elements, providing insights into its invasiveness and adaptation.