2024
Diversity and distribution of coral gall crabs associated with Red Sea mesophotic corals
Vimercati S, Terraneo T, Marchese F, Eweida A, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C, Benzoni F. Diversity and distribution of coral gall crabs associated with Red Sea mesophotic corals. Frontiers In Marine Science 2024, 11: 1305396. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1305396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSaudi Arabian Red SeaRed SeaMesophotic coralsMesophotic depthsRemotely operated vehicleCoral-associated faunaReef-building coralsSaudi Arabian coastShallow-water coralsNorthern Red SeaFamily AgariciidaeMarine biodiversityGall crabsOpecarcinusSemi-enclosed basinCoralsArabian coastObligate symbiosisNuclear markersPhylogenetic treeDecapod speciesDepth distributionSpeciesSeaGenusIn situ observation on two ‘elusive’ rhodaliid siphonophores (Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Siphonophora) from the Red Sea, including a potential new species within the genus Archangelopsis
Angulo-Preckler C, Steckbauer A, Lim K, Hissmann K, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C. In situ observation on two ‘elusive’ rhodaliid siphonophores (Cnidaria; Hydrozoa; Siphonophora) from the Red Sea, including a potential new species within the genus Archangelopsis. Frontiers In Marine Science 2024, 11: 1338782. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1338782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPotential new speciesNew speciesRRNA markerTaxonomic traitsHabitat requirementsGenetic analysisColor variantsOceanic habitatsBenthic zoneLow oxygen environmentRhodaliidRed SeaGenusSpeciesHabitatIn situ observationsSiphonophoresSpecimen preservationMorphological featuresWater depthSea bedMorphological analysisSeaSequenceTraits
2014
The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon
Sparks JS, Schelly RC, Smith WL, Davis MP, Tchernov D, Pieribone VA, Gruber DF. The Covert World of Fish Biofluorescence: A Phylogenetically Widespread and Phenotypically Variable Phenomenon. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e83259. PMID: 24421880, PMCID: PMC3885428, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083259.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluorescent proteinCoral reef fishesRay-finned fishesNovel fluorescent proteinsColor vision capabilitiesFish lineagesAnimal treeMarine lineagesPhylogenetic distributionEvolutionary historyBony fishIntraspecific communicationLineagesExperimental biologyPhenotypic variabilityFishProteinBiofluorescenceCurrent understandingSpeciesCnidariansGenusDiscoveryBiologyTrees