A new precious coral species, Hemicorallium osmanthogemmum sp. nov. (Scleralcyonacea, Coralliidae), retrieved from a depth of 550 m in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, is described, and an updated identificat...
Coral diseases are increasing in prevalence, accelerating the global decline of tropical reefs, which threatens over 25% of marine biodiversity and vital ecosystem services for human societies. While ...
Existing studies highlight the remarkable diversity of life forms inhabiting deep-sea environments, despite the extreme conditions that characterize them. Here, a new family of gorgonian octocorals is...
Pelagia noctiluca is a widely distributed scyphozoan jellyfish species. Despite extensive studies, detailed information on its distribution and ecology in the deep sea is lacking. Thanks to the analys...
Isidoidae Heestand Saucier, France & Watling, 2021 is a rare octocoral family currently represented by a single genus and species, Isidoides armata Nutting, 1910 recorded in the western Pacific Ocean....
Coral reef ecosystems are declining rapidly due to climate change, disease, and anthropogenic stressors, driving the expansion of land-based coral propagation for reef restoration. A major bottleneck ...
The evolution of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) under past and future climate change and its influence on marine ecosystems is highly debated. To examine links between tropical climate variabilit...
Seamount ecosystems are increasingly exposed to rapid oceanographic change, including warming waters, declining oxygen concentrations, and the upward migration of carbonate saturation horizons. Togeth...
Bioluminescence is visible light produced by living organisms through luciferase-catalyzed oxidation of luciferins. Although widespread in anthozoans, the molecular basis of their light emission remai...
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