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 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 gradients