2024
Consistent 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 gradients
2023
Mesophotic 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