Yuki Yoshioka

Corallimorpharian genome supports the monophyly of Scleractinia and illuminates the cellular evolution of coral calcification

This study presents a corallimorpharian genome and single-cell transcriptomes to show that coral calcification evolved through a derived calicoblast cell state and genomic innovations.

Comparative genomics of zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate Palythoa (Cnidaria: Zoantharia) provides insights into symbiosis evolution and the origin of palytoxin

This study compares genomes of symbiotic and non-symbiotic Palythoa species to investigate symbiosis evolution and palytoxin origin, finding that palytoxin likely originates from associated bacteria.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Hanabira yukibana Lau, Stokvis, Imahara & Reimer, 2019 (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia)

This study sequences the complete mitochondrial genome of Hanabira yukibana, finding it to be 18,690 bp with 17 genes and gene order pattern A, supporting its placement with the genus Clavularia.

The complete mitochondrial genomes of Litophyton sp. and Stereonephthya sp., members of family Nephtheidae (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Octocorallia).

This study sequences the complete mitochondrial genomes of two Nephtheidae species, confirming their gene arrangement and phylogenetic placement within the family.

The mitochondrial genome of Palythoa tuberculosa (Esper, 1805) contains a novel ORF with unknown function.

The paper reports a novel ORF insertion in the mitochondrial genome of Palythoa tuberculosa, distinct from previously reported ORF extensions in zoantharians.

A genome and tissue-specific transcriptomes of the large-polyp coral, Fimbriaphyllia (Euphyllia) ancora: Recipe for a coral polyp

The paper reports genome and transcriptome analyses of four tissues in the coral Fimbriaphyllia ancora, revealing tissue-specific gene expression and biological functions.