A5085505393- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Marine and fisheries research
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Marine Ecology and Invasive Species
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography
- Plant and soil sciences
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Diatoms and Algae Research
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Botanical Research and Applications
- Genetic and rare skin diseases.
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
Universidade de São Paulo
2016-2025
Smithsonian Institution
2022-2024
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2015-2024
Nippon Koei (Japan)
2024
National Museum of Natural History
2022-2023
Weatherford College
2023
Hospital de São Sebastião
2023
Universidade Brasil
2022
Universidade Federal do Paraná
2015-2021
James Cook University
2008-2017
Background Classical morphological taxonomy places the approximately 1400 recognized species of Scleractinia (hard corals) into 27 families, but many aspects coral evolution remain unclear despite application molecular phylogenetic methods. In part, this may be a consequence such studies focusing on reef-building (shallow water and zooxanthellate) Scleractinia, largely ignoring large number deep-sea species. To better understand broad patterns evolution, we generated data for representative...
Abstract Anthozoan cnidarians (corals and sea anemones) include some of the world’s most important foundation species, capable building massive reef complexes that support entire ecosystems. Although previous molecular phylogenetic analyses have revealed widespread homoplasy morphological characters traditionally used to define orders families anthozoans, using mitochondrial genes or rDNA failed resolve many key nodes in phylogeny. With a fully resolved, time-calibrated phylogeny for 234...
The low evolutionary rate of mitochondrial genes in Anthozoa has challenged their utility for phylogenetic and systematic purposes, especially DNA barcoding. However, the Ceriantharia, one most enigmatic "orders" within Anthozoa, never been specifically examined. In this study, divergence Ceriantharia was compared to members other Medusozoa groups. addition, nuclear markers were used check relative position relation Cnidaria members. results demonstrated a pattern completely different from...
Roughly 240 million years ago (Ma), scleractinian corals rapidly expanded and diversified across shallow marine environments. The main driver behind this evolution is uncertain, but the ecological success of modern reef-building attributed to their nutritional symbiosis with photosynthesizing dinoflagellate algae. We show that a suite exceptionally preserved Late Triassic (ca. 212 Ma) coral skeletons from Antalya (Turkey) have microstructures, carbonate 13C/12C 18O/16O, intracrystalline...
A well-supported evolutionary tree representing most major lineages of scleractinian corals is in sight with the development and application phylogenomic approaches. Specifically, hybrid-capture techniques are shedding light on evolution systematics corals. Here, we reconstructed a broad phylogeny Scleractinia to test previous phylogenetic hypotheses inferred from few molecular markers, particular, relationships among families genera, identify clades that require further research. We...
The 120 presently recognized genera and seven subgenera of the azooxanthellate Scleractinia are keyed using gross morphological characters corallum. All illustrated with calicular side views coralla. termes used in key defined an glossary. A table all species-level keys, both comprehensive faunistic, is provided covering last 40 years.
Corallimorpharia is a small Order of skeleton-less animals that closely related to the reef-building corals (Scleractinia) and fundamental interest in context understanding potential impacts climate change future on coral reefs. The relationship between nominal Orders Scleractinia controversial—the former either closest outgroup or alternatively derived from via skeleton loss. This latter scenario, "naked coral" hypothesis, strongly supported by analyses based mitochondrial (mt) protein...
The relationship between Scleractinia and Corallimorpharia, Orders within Anthozoa distinguished by the presence of an aragonite skeleton in former, is controversial. Although classically considered distinct groups, some phylogenetic analyses have placed Corallimorpharia a larger Scleractinia/Corallimorpharia clade, leading to suggestion that are "naked corals" arose via loss during Cretaceous from Scleractinian ancestor. paraphyly is, however, contradicted number recent studies based on mt...
Although the invasive azooxanthellate corals Tubastraea coccinea and T. tagusensis are spreading quickly outcompeting native species in Atlantic Ocean, there is little information regarding genetic structure path of introduction for these species. Here we present first data on diversity clonal from two using a new set microsatellite markers. High proportions clones were observed, indicating that asexual reproduction has major role local population dynamics and, therefore, represents one main...
Accidental introduction through ballast water and biofouling are currently the main factors responsible for spreading non-indigenous species in marine realm. In Southwestern Atlantic, two scleractinian corals, Tubastraea coccinea T. tagusensis, have been introduced by opportunistic colonization 1980 now widespread along more than 3,500 km of coastline. To better understand invasion process role vectors these species, we sampled 306 173 colonies tagusensis from invaded sites, possible one...
The Atlantic Ocean encompasses approximately 10% of the global carbonate reef area, but austral limits coral distribution within this basin are still unclear. lack area and estimates clearly hampers marine spatial planning management in several regions, especially southwestern Ocean. In significant freshwater, nutrient, terrigenous sediment inputs constrain detection subtidal features by remote sensing. Here, we describe Queimada Grande Island (QGI) (24°S). documented covers 75,000 m2...
One of the most conserved traits in evolution biomineralizing organisms is taxon-specific selection skeletal minerals. All modern scleractinian corals are thought to produce skeletons exclusively calcium-carbonate polymorph aragonite. Despite strong fluctuations ocean chemistry (notably Mg/Ca ratio), this feature believed be throughout coral fossil record, spanning more than 240 million years. Only one example, Cretaceous Coelosmilia (ca. 70 65 Ma), have produced a calcitic skeleton. Here,...
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