Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

The paper documents the first scientific reports of broadcast spawning for six cryptic Pocillopora species at Moorea, showing species-specific lunar and diel spawning timing.

The paper analyzes genetic divergence in three coral species across a Pacific environmental gradient, showing species-specific evolutionary patterns despite similar environments.

This paper identifies Galaxea fascicularis as a new model coral species for studying symbiosis, showing it can be bleached and reinfected with non-native algae and complete its gametogenic cycle in captivity.

The paper reports higher gene counts in two coral genomes due to tandem duplications, suggesting a role in immune system and disease resistance.

The paper develops transcriptomes for two staghorn coral populations from Turneffe Atoll, Belize, to study gene activity across different taxa in the coral holobiont.

The paper uses multi-omics data to analyze cross-organism interactions in coral holobionts, revealing host dominance over zooxanthellae and immune responses triggered by Endozoicomonas bacteria.

The paper investigates mechanisms of ecological divergence with gene flow in corals by combining genomic, transcriptomic, and symbiont analyses to understand adaptation to environmental stress.

This study characterizes the thermal stress response in Montipora capitata using transcriptomic and metabolomic data, revealing key gene and metabolite changes associated with stress.

The paper addresses the paradox of stable population sizes in reef species despite the contraction-expansion model by proposing a synthetic model of modern reef development and analyzing genetic simulations and molecular evolution rates.

The paper investigates genetic differentiation of Symbiodinium fitti symbionts associated with three Caribbean coral species and their hybrid, finding host-specific genetic variation.

The paper identifies differentially expressed zooxanthellal genes in Aiptasia-Symbiodinium endosymbiosis using SDS-based RNA purification and NGS, revealing key cellular processes involved in symbiosis and nonsymbiosis.

This study tracks the development of Plexaura homomalla from eggs to 3-polyp colonies, identifying a novel form of asexual reproduction called polyembryony that may enhance reproductive success in Caribbean octocorals.

The paper compares transcriptomes of Chromera and Symbiodiniaceae algae to assess their genetic relationships and thermal tolerance.

The paper develops a light-sheet illumination technique for live imaging of photosensitive corals, revealing light-induced polyp retraction and tissue rupture.

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.

This study profiles the transcriptomic response of Symbiodiniaceae during coral-algal symbiosis establishment, revealing gene expression changes in the symbiont.

The paper investigates the role of NF-κB in cnidarian-algal symbiosis and thermotolerance in Aiptasia and Pocillopora damicornis, showing differential expression and effects on survival and bleaching.

The paper compares the transcriptomes of a heat-tolerant coral endosymbiont under stable and stressed conditions to identify molecular signatures of symbiosis and heat tolerance.

The paper identifies conserved molecular mechanisms of thermo-acclimation in symbiotic organisms by analyzing gene expression responses to temperature changes in giant clams and their dinoflagellate symbionts.

The paper develops an integrated genomic map for the coral Orbicella faveolata to improve genomic resources for studying adaptation to ocean warming.