2024
Density and distribution patterns of seafloor macrolitter in the eastern Red Sea
Martynova A, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C. Density and distribution patterns of seafloor macrolitter in the eastern Red Sea. The Science Of The Total Environment 2024, 953: 176042. PMID: 39244039, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchItems km<sup>-2</sup> inEastern Red SeaRed SeaMarine environmentImpact of anthropogenic activitiesDensity of litterProduction of plasticsWaste management regulationsSeafloor litterLitter densityMarine ecosystemsAnthropogenic sourcesLitter categoriesAnthropogenic activitiesConservation effortsManagement regulationsWaste pollutionSurface waterWaste regulationsMaritime trafficMacrolitterLitterDistribution patternsMarineMedian densityLost in the dark: Antipatharia-Symbiodiniaceae association in the deep waters of the Red Sea
Vicario S, Terraneo T, Castano C, Chimienti G, Oury N, Vimercati S, Hume B, Marchese F, Nolan M, Eweida A, Purkis S, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C, Benzoni F. Lost in the dark: Antipatharia-Symbiodiniaceae association in the deep waters of the Red Sea. Frontiers In Marine Science 2024, 11: 1330118. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1330118.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack coralsSaudi Arabian Red SeaRed SeaDiversity of SymbiodiniaceaeRed Sea recordsEfficient photosynthetic activityDeep marine ecosystemsHigh-throughput sequencingAssociated with dinoflagellatesHeterotrophic feedingFamily SymbiodiniaceaeHard coralsITS2 regionObligate autotrophsMarine ecosystemsSymbiodiniaceaeLow light penetrationPhotosynthetic activityCommunity diversityNo significant patternCoralsSampling localitiesEvolutionary processWater environmentSymbiotic relationshipDiversity 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 distributionSpeciesSeaGenusConsistent Symbiodiniaceae community assemblage in a mesophotic-specialist coral along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Vimercati S, Terraneo T, Castano C, Barreca F, Hume B, Marchese F, Ouhssain M, Steckbauer A, Chimienti G, Eweida A, Voolstra C, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Purkis S, Qurban M, Jones B, Duarte C, Benzoni F. Consistent Symbiodiniaceae community assemblage in a mesophotic-specialist coral along the Saudi Arabian Red Sea. Frontiers In Marine Science 2024, 11: 1264175. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1264175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed Sea coastMesophotic depthsRed SeaSaudi Arabian Red Sea coastSaudi Arabian Red SeaSymbiodiniaceae community compositionSea coastShallow water coralsRed Sea coastlineReef-dwelling organismsNorthern Red SeaGenus CladocopiumCoral speciesCoral taxaLatitudinal environmental gradientCoral coloniesSpecies-specific interactionsGenera SymbiodiniumSpecialist speciesCommunity assemblagesFarasan BanksNext generation sequencingSymbiont communitiesWater coralsEnvironmental gradientsIn 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
2023
First record of a live adult heteropod Firoloida desmarestia in the Red Sea
Angulo-Preckler C, Steckbauer A, Armelles I, Agustí S, Rodrigue M, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C. First record of a live adult heteropod Firoloida desmarestia in the Red Sea. Frontiers In Marine Science 2023, 10: 1215195. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1215195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed SeaGlobal distributionCentral Red SeaDeep sea waterSubmersible divesDiverse array of speciesShell-less mollusksEpipelagic zoneEurybathic distributionWorld's oceansObservational recordWater columnPolar regionsArray of speciesVertical migrationSeaOceanMale specimensEcological roleEcological significanceExpeditionSpeciesDiverse arrayShell-lessObservationsNew depth records and novel feeding observations of three elasmobranchs species in the Eastern Red Sea
Frappi S, Williams C, Pilcher N, Rodrigue M, Marshall P, Pieribone V, Qurban M, Duarte C. New depth records and novel feeding observations of three elasmobranchs species in the Eastern Red Sea. Frontiers In Marine Science 2023, 10: 1270257. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1270257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchElasmobranch speciesConservation strategiesSaudi Arabian Red SeaRed SeaGlobal population declineEffective conservation strategiesVertical distributionEastern Red SeaPresence of speciesDeep-sea habitatsDepth recordingsFishery operationsDrop cameraTrophic nicheSea habitatsPopulation declineEcological dynamicsConservation measuresFeeding observationsRemotely operated vehicleMovement patternsElasmobranchsObservation of animalsKnowledge gapsFeeding behaviorMesophotic and Bathyal Palaemonid Shrimp Diversity of the Red Sea, with the Establishment of Two New Genera and Two New Species †
Anker A, Vimercati S, Barreca F, Marchese F, Chimienti G, Terraneo T, Rodrigue M, Eweida A, Qurban M, Duarte C, Pieribone V, Benzoni F. Mesophotic and Bathyal Palaemonid Shrimp Diversity of the Red Sea, with the Establishment of Two New Genera and Two New Species †. Diversity 2023, 15: 1028. DOI: 10.3390/d15101028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRed SeaNew speciesNew genusDeep-water speciesRed Sea coastRecent molecular analysesBenthic ecosystemsMesophoticBathyal zoneBathyal faunaNumerous taxaNew host recordsEvolutionary relationshipsPhylogenetic relationshipsMarine invertebratesTaxonomic revisionCaridean shrimpsRecent expeditionsSea coastDiversified familyHost recordsPalaemonid shrimpsGenetic dataDifferent generaDiversity