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Articles by Sergi Taboada
Independent origins of spicules reconcile paleontological and molecular evidence of sponge evolutionary history
Abstract Sponges (Porifera) are ecosystem engineers that play a critical role in global biogeochemical processes. Their evolution is key to understanding Neoproterozoic paleoecology but remains mired in controversy. Molecular timescales suggest a Tonian or Cryogenian origin, while their oldest unequivocal fossils consist of disarticulated siliceous spicules from the Late Ediacaran. We derived a new, dated sponge phylogeny and tested whether ancestral sponges had mineralized skeletons.
The archaeal class Nitrososphaeria is a key player of the reproductive microbiome in sponges during gametogenesis
Abstract Sponge-associated microbes play fundamental roles in regulating their hosts' physiology, yet their contribution to sexual reproduction has been largely overlooked. Most studies have concentrated on the proportion of the microbiome transmitted from parents to offspring, providing little evidence of the putative microbial functions during gametogenesis in sponges.
Towards the identification of the molecular toolkit involved in scale worm bioluminescence (Polinoidae, Annelida)
Abstract Background: Bioluminescence, or the ability of a living organism to produce light, has evolved independently in numerous taxa inhabiting a panoply of ecosystems, although it is more frequent among marine animals. Scale worms are a group of marine polynoid annelids characterized by having dorsal scales, known as elytra, capable of emitting bioluminescent light by a mostly unknown molecular mechanism that may involve a phototoprotein called polynoidin.
Borderless conservation: Integrating connectivity into high seas conservation efforts for the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridges
Ben Boteler1*, Daniel Wagner2*, Carole Durussel1, Emily Stokes3, Carlos F. Gaymer4, Alan M. Friedlander4,5,6, Daniel C.
Implications of population connectivity studies for the design of marine protected areas in the deep sea: An example of a demosponge from the Clarion‐Clipperton Zone - Taboada - 2018 - Molecular Ecology - Wiley Online Library
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Contrasted phylogeographic patterns on mitochondrial DNA of shallow and deep brittle stars across the Atlantic-Mediterranean area
Our study revealed unexpected biodiversity in Ophiothrix along the Atlantic-Mediterranean area, with the occurrence of three different lineages that may be considered as species.
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