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16SrDNA Pyrosequencing of the Mediterranean Gorgonian Paramuricea clavata Reveals a Link among Alterations in Bacterial Holobiont Members, Anthropogenic Influence and Disease Outbreaks

scientific article

2D Collagen Membranes from Marine Demosponge Chondrosia reniformis (Nardo, 1847) for Skin-Regenerative Medicine Applications: An In Vitro Evaluation

scientific article published on 28 July 2023

A 3D Innovative Approach Supporting the Description of Boring Sponges of the Precious Red Coral Corallium rubrum

scientific article published in 2022

A New Species of Spongilla (Porifera, Demospongiae) from a Karst Lake in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam)

scientific article published on 09 December 2020

A Roadmap for the Restoration of Mediterranean Macroalgal Forests

scientific article published on 15 October 2021

A catastrophic mass-mortality episode of gorgonians and other organisms in the Ligurian Sea (North-western Mediterranean), summer 1999

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A high biodiversity mitigates the impact of ocean acidification on hard-bottom ecosystems

scientific article published on 19 February 2020

A marine biological underwater depuration system (MUDS) to process waste waters

scientific article published on July 2003

A novel sponge disease caused by a consortium of micro-organisms

A surviving out-of-water stylasterid

ABA- and cADPR-mediated effects on respiration and filtration downstream of the temperature-signaling cascade in sponges.

scientific article published on February 2003

Abscisic acid signaling through cyclic ADP-ribose in hydroid regeneration

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Alectona Species From North-Western Pacific (Demospongiae: Clionidae)

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Asteroids eating sponges from Tethys Bay, East Antarctica

Bioerosive processes in Antarctic seas

Biogeography rather than association with cyanobacteria structures symbiotic microbial communities in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis

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Biological Cycle of Podocoryna Exigua (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from a Sandy Bottom of the Ligurian Sea

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 78 no. 4, November 1998

Biosilica deposition in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789): the model of primmorphs reveals time dependence of spiculogenesis

Biosilica deposition in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789): the model of primmorphs reveals time dependence of spiculogenesis

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Boring Sponges from Ha Long Bay, Tonkin Gulf, Vietnam

scientific article published in April 2006

Boring sponges (Porifera, Demospongiae) from the Indian Ocean

scientific article published in 2000

Boring sponges living into precious corals from the Pacific Ocean

scientific article published in 2001

Building a baseline for habitat-forming corals by a multi-source approach, including Web Ecological Knowledge

Can Rock Composition Affect Sublittoral Epibenthic Communities?

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Can colony resizing represent a strategy for octocorals to face climate warming? The case of the precious red coral Corallium rubrum

scientific article published in 2023

Cell reactivity to different silica

scientific article published on January 2013

Changes in Coral-Forest Microbiomes Predict the Impact of Marine Heatwaves on Habitat-Forming Species Down to Mesophotic Depths

scientific article published on 10 December 2021

Changes in coral forest microbiomes predict the impact of marine heatwaves on habitat-forming species down to mesophotic depths

scientific article published on 06 February 2022

Characterization of North-Western Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages by video surveys and evaluation of their structural complexity

scientific article published on 20 August 2019

ChemInform Abstract: Lobozoanthamine, a New Zoanthamine-Type Alkaloid from the Indonesian Soft Coral Lobophytum sp

ChemInform Abstract: Oxygenated Cembranoids of the Decaryiol Type from the Indonesian Soft Coral Lobophytum sp

ChemInform Abstract: Sinularioside, a Triacetylated Glycolipid from the Indonesian Soft Coral Sinularia sp., Is an Inhibitor of NO Release

ChemInform Abstract: Xenimanadins A-D, a Family of Xenicane Diterpenoids from the Indonesian Soft Coral Xenia sp

Chloroscabrolides, chlorinated norcembranoids from the Indonesian soft coral Sinularia sp

Collaborative Database to Track Mass Mortality Events in the Mediterranean Sea

scientific article published on 22 November 2019

Contribution of Sponge Spicules to the Composition of Biogenic Silica in the Ligurian Sea

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Dehydroconicasterol and aurantoic acid, a chlorinated polyene derivative, from the Indonesian sponge Theonella swinhoei.

scientific article published in December 2009

Delectona madreporican. sp. (Porifera, Demospongiae) boring the corallites of some scleractinians from the Ligurian Sea

scientific article published in 1997

Demosponge diversity from North Sulawesi, with the description of six new species

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Description and ecology of Cytaeis capitata n. sp. (Hydrozoa, Cytaeididae) from Bunaken Marine Park (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)

scholarly article by Stefania Puce et al published November 2004 in Hydrobiologia

Description and ecology of Cytaeis capitata n. sp. (Hydrozoa, Cytaeididae) from Bunaken Marine Park (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)

scholarly article

Designing a Diving Protocol for Thermocline Identification Using Dive Computers in Marine Citizen Science

Development of long-term primary cell aggregates from Mediterranean octocorals

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

Diatom assemblages associated with Sphaerotylus antarcticus (Porifera: Demospongiae)

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 85 no. 4, August 2005

Diatom invasion in the antarctic hexactinellid sponge Scolymastra joubini

article by Carlo Cerrano et al published 22 May 2000 in Polar Biology

Differential gene expression in a marine sponge in relation to its symbiotic state

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Dispersal and association of two alien species in the Indonesian coral reefs: the octocoral Carijoa riisei and the demosponge Desmapsamma anchorata

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Distribution, ecology and morphology of Lytocarpia myriophyllum (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa), a Mediterranean Sea habitat former to protect

Diversity of Porifera in the Mediterranean coralligenous accretions, with description of a new species

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Diving for science - science for diving: volunteer scuba divers support science and conservation in the Mediterranean Sea

Do colonies ofLytocarpia myriophyllum, L. 1758 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) affect the biochemical composition and the meiofaunal diversity of surrounding sediments?

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Dynamic structure of the mesohyl in the sponge Chondrosia reniformis (Porifera, Demospongiae)

scientific article published in 2001

Ecological shifts in Mediterranean coralligenous assemblages related to gorgonian forest loss

scientific article

Ecological status of the Tuscan Archipelago rocky habitats assessed by the MedSens index

Editorial: Biogenic Reefs at Risk: Facing Globally Widespread Local Threats and Their Interaction With Climate Change

scientific article published on 16 November 2021

Enhancing Diversity Knowledge through Marine Citizen Science and Social Platforms: The Case of Hermodice carunculata (Annelida, Polychaeta)

scientific article published on 13 August 2020

Epibionts of the scallopAdamussium colbecki(Smith, 1902) in the Ross Sea, Antarctica

scholarly article by C. Cerrano published in 2006

Epibiotic demosponges on the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki (Smith, 1902) and the cidaroid urchins Ctenocidaris perrieri Koehler, 1912 in the nearshore habitats of the Victoria Land, Ross Sea, Antarctica

article by Carlo Cerrano et al published 17 March 2009 in Polar Biology

Epibiotic sponges on the hairy triton Fusitriton magellanicus in the SW Atlantic Ocean, with the description of Myxilla (Styloptilon) canepai sp. nov

article published in 2011

Erratum to: The sponge microbiome project

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Eudendrium (Cnidaria, Anthomedusae) from the Antarctic Ocean with description of two new species

scholarly article

Eudendrium (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) from Bunaken Marine Park, Sulawesi Sea, Indonesia

scientific article published in October 2006

Eudendrium klausi (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa), a new species of hydroid from Belize

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Excavating Sponge Species from the Indo-Pacific Ocean

scientific article published in January 2005

Excavating sponges from the Adriatic Sea: description of Cliona adriatica sp. nov. (Demospongiae: Clionaidae) and estimation of its boring activity

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 91 no. 2, October 2010

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article published in 2016

Genetic and morphological variation in an ecosystem engineer, Lithophyllum byssoides (Corallinales, Rhodophyta).

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Genome-wide SNPs data provides new insights into the population structure of the Atlantic-Mediterranean gold coral Savalia savaglia (Zoantharia: Parazoanthidae)

scientific article published in 2022

Gold coral (Savalia savaglia) and gorgonian forests enhance benthic biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in the mesophotic zone

Gorgonian mortality related to a massive attack by caprellids in the Bunaken Marine Park (North Sulawesi, Indonesia)

scholarly article by Alice Scinto et al published 25 June 2008 in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Habitat Features and Their Influence on the Restoration Potential of Marine Habitats in Europe

scientific article published on 07 April 2020

Habitat mapping in the European Seas - is it fit for purpose in the marine restoration agenda?

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Heat stress-activated, calcium-dependent nitric oxide synthase in sponges

scientific article

High Resolution Orthomosaics of African Coral Reefs: A Tool for Wide-Scale Benthic Monitoring

Historical biogeography and mitogenomics of two endemic Mediterranean gorgonians (Holaxonia, Plexauridae)

scholarly article by Angelo Poliseno et al published 18 January 2017 in Organisms Diversity and Evolution

Hydroidomedusae (Cnidaria: Hydrozoa) symbiotic radiation

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 88 no. 8, December 2008

Hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): A Neglected Component of Animal Forests

Hydroids (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa): A Neglected Component of Animal Forests

publication published on 20 March 2017

Influence of rocky substrata on three-dimensional sponge cells model development

scientific article published in February 2010

Innovative strategy and process for underwater data gathering and results elaboration

Isoswinholide B and swinholide K, potently cytotoxic dimeric macrolides from Theonella swinhoei.

scientific article published on 15 June 2013

Large marine protected areas (LMPAs) in the Mediterranean Sea: The opportunity of the Adriatic Sea

Life history of Perarella schneideri (Hydrozoa, Cytaedidae) in the Ligurian Sea

scientific article published in 2000

Limited impact of beach nourishment on macrofaunal recruitment/settlement in a site of community interest in coastal area of the Adriatic Sea (Mediterranean Sea)

scientific article published on 06 February 2018

Living inside a sponge skeleton: the association of a sponge, a macroalga and a diatom

Living upside down: patterns of red coral settlement in a cave.

scientific article published on 21 May 2018

Lobozoanthamine, a new zoanthamine-type alkaloid from the Indonesian soft coral Lobophytum sp

Manadoperoxides A-D from the Indonesian sponge Plakortis cfr. simplex. Further insights on the structure-activity relationships of simple 1,2-dioxane antimalarials

scientific article published in June 2010

Mangrove sponges from Bangka Island (North Sulawesi, Indonesia) with the description of a new species

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Mass Mortalities and Extinctions

Mass Mortality Events in the NW Adriatic Sea: Phase Shift from Slow- to Fast-Growing Organisms

scientific article (publication date: 2015)

Mechanical adaptability of a sponge extracellular matrix: evidence for cellular control of mesohyl stiffness in Chondrosia reniformis Nardo

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Mediterranean Bioconstructions Along the Italian Coast

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Mediterranean Lithophyllum stictiforme (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) is a genetically diverse species complex: implications for species circumscription, biogeography and conservation of coralligenous habitats

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Medium-term effects of die-off of rocky benthos in the Ligurian Sea. What can we learn from gorgonians?

scientific article published in 2008

Molecular Characterization of a Nonfibrillar Collagen from the Marine Sponge Chondrosia reniformis Nardo 1847 and Positive Effects of Soluble Silicates on Its Expression

scientific article published on 10 November 2011

Molecular characterization and expression analysis of the first Porifera tumor necrosis factor superfamily member and of its putative receptor in the marine sponge Chondrosia reniformis

scientific article published on 16 December 2015

Molecular cloning of silicatein gene from marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Porifera, Demospongiae) and development of primmorphs as a model for biosilicification studies

scientific article published in November 2004

Morpho‐functional adaptation to suspension feeding inEudendrium(Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

scientific article published in 2002

Natural and semisynthetic analogues of manadoperoxide B reveal new structural requirements for trypanocidal activity

scientific article published on 28 August 2013

Necrosis in a population ofPetrosia ficiformis(Porifera, Demospongiae) in relation with environmental stress

scientific article published in 2001

Needs and Gaps in Optical Underwater Technologies and Methods for the Investigation of Marine Animal Forest 3D-Structural Complexity

scientific article published on 05 March 2021

New Insight into the Genus Cladocroce (Porifera, Demospongiae) Based on Morphological and Molecular Data, with the Description of Two New Species

scientific article published in 2023

New tridecapeptides of the theonellapeptolide family from the Indonesian sponge Theonella swinhoei.

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Non-indigenous bryozoan species from natural and artificial substrata of Mediterranean submarine caves

scholarly article by Antonietta Rosso published in November 2016

Not out of the Mediterranean: Atlantic populations of the gorgonian <i>Paramuricea clavata</i> are a separate sister species under further lineage diversification

scientific article published in January 2023

On the occurrence ofCoryne eximiaAllman (Cnidaria, Corynidae) in the Mediterranean sea

scientific article published in 2003

Oxygen consumption in Mediterranean octocorals under different temperatures

scientific article published in 2010

Oxygenated cembranoids of the decaryiol type from the Indonesian soft coral Lobophytum sp

Paramuricea clavata (Anthozoa, Octocorallia) loss in the Marine Protected Area of Tavolara (Sardinia, Italy) due to a mass mortality event

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Parasitic diatoms inside antarctic sponges

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Patch-clamp recordings in isolated sponge cells (Axinella polypoides).

scientific article published in February 2003

Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789): an excellent model for holobiont and biotechnological studies

scientific article published in April 2022

Phenology and ecology of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea in its northern range limit in the Mediterranean Sea

scientific article published on 31 August 2020

Photogrammetry as a promising tool to unveil marine caves’ benthic assemblages

scientific article published in 2023

Photogrammetry, from the Land to the Sea and Beyond: A Unifying Approach to Study Terrestrial and Marine Environments

scientific article published on 31 March 2023

Polychlorinated Androstanes from the Burrowing Sponge Cliona nigricans

Polychlorinated Androstanes from the Burrowing SpongeCliona nigricans

scientific article published on 01 May 2004

Polyhydroxylated sterols from the Indonesian soft coral Sinularia sp. and their effect on farnesoid X-activated receptor.

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Porifera from Ponta do Ouro (Mozambique)

scientific article published on 7 August 2020

Porifera from the Argentine Sea: Diversity in Patagonian scallop beds

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Posidonia oceanicameadows as sponge spicule traps

scientific article published in 2012

Possible effects of human impacts on epibenthic communities and coral rubble features in the marine Park of Bunaken (Indonesia)

scholarly article by Federica Fava et al published October 2009 in Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Primary structure and post-translational modifications of silicatein beta from the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789).

scientific article

Primmorphs cryopreservation: a new method for long-time storage of sponge cells

scientific article published on 15 November 2012

Quantifying Coral Reef Composition of Recreational Diving Sites: A Structure from Motion Approach at Seascape Scale

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Quartz dissolution by the sponge Chondrosia reniformis (Porifera, Demospongiae)

scientific article published in Nature

Rate of Spiculogenesis in Clathrina Cerebrum (Porifera: Calcispongiae) Using Tetracycline Marking

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 73 no. 2, May 1993

Rate of spiculogenesis in some common Mediterranean Calcispongiae: A tetracycline and45Ca++labelling study

scientific article published in 1994

Red coral extinction risk enhanced by ocean acidification

scientific article

Redescription ofAlectona verticillata(Johnson) (Porifera, Alectonidae) boring into Japanese precious coral

article published in 2004

Reproductive biology of Parazoanthus axinellae (Schmidt, 1862) and Savalia savaglia (Bertoloni, 1819) (Cnidaria, Zoantharia) from the NW Mediterranean coast

scientific article published in 2010

Reproductive ecology of Epizoanthus arenaceus (Delle Chiaje, 1823) (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) from the North Adriatic Sea

article published in 2014

Restoration of Marine Sponges—What Can We Learn from over a Century of Experimental Cultivation?

scientific article published on 30 March 2022

Restoring biodiversity in the Mediterranean coralligenous - the MERCES project

Restoring biodiversity in the Mediterranean coralligenous - the MERCES project

Role of substrate on larval development of the freshwater teleost Pelvicachromis pulcher

scientific article published in November 2003

Scuba diving tourism systems and sustainability: Perceptions by the scuba diving industry in two Marine Protected Areas

scholarly article by Serena Lucrezi et al published April 2017 in Tourism Management

Seasonal Cycle of Jassa Marmorata Holmes, 1903 (Amphipoda) in the Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean, Italy)

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Selective incorporation of foreign material in Chondrosia reniformis(Porifera, Demospongiae)

scientific article published in 1996

SfM-Based Method to Assess Gorgonian Forests (Paramuricea clavata (Cnidaria, Octocorallia))

article by Marco Palma et al published 21 July 2018 in Remote Sensing

Silica-induced fibrosis: an ancient response from the early metazoans

scientific article published in November 2017

Siliceous particles incorporation inChondrosia reniformis(Porifera, demospongiae)

scientific article published in 1998

Sinularioside, a triacetylated glycolipid from the Indonesian soft coral Sinularia sp., is an inhibitor of NO release

scientific article published on 8 March 2012

Sinulasulfoxide and sinulasulfone, sulfur-containing alkaloids from the Indonesian soft coral Sinularia sp

Skeletal development in two species ofTethya(Porifera, Demospongiae)

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Space invaders; biological invasions in marine conservation planning

scientific article (publication date: 5 October 2016)

Sponge cell cultivation: Optimization of the model Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret 1789)

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Sponge cell reactivity to various forms of silica.

scientific article published on November 2003

Sponge disease in the Adriatic Sea

scientific article published in 2012

Sponge microbiome stability during environmental acquisition of highly specific photosymbionts

scientific article published on 12 July 2020

Sponges associated with octocorals in the Indo-Pacific, with the description of four new species

scientific article (publication date: 25 February 2013)

Sponges boring into precious corals: an overview with description of a new species ofAlectona(Demospongiae, Alectonidae) and a worldwide identification key for the genus

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Stability of the sponge assemblage of Mediterranean coralligenous concretions along a millennial time span

scientific article published in 2013

Stakeholder participation and the use of web technology for MPA management

scientific article published in 2013

Stakeholder participation and the use of web technology for MPA management

Stirring the strategic direction of scuba diving marine Citizen Science: A survey of active and potential participants

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Strobilation in a species of Bougainvillioidea (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

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Structural characterization of siliceous spicules from marine sponges

scientific article published on January 2004

Structure from Motion Photogrammetry as an Effective Nondestructive Technique to Monitor Morphological Plasticity in Benthic Organisms: The Case Study of Sarcotragus foetidus Schmidt, 1862 (Porifera, Demospongiae) in the Portofino MPA

scientific article published on 8 March 2024

Substratum microtexture affects the boring pattern of Cliona albimarginata (Clionaidae, Demospongiae)

Summer disease inParazoanthus axinellae(Schmidt, 1862) (Cnidaria, Zoanthidea)

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Survival of the calcareous spongeClathrina cerebrum(Haeckel, 1872) on a vertical cliff during the summer crisis

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Symbiosis of Mycale (Mycale) vansoesti sp. nov. (Porifera, Demospongiae) with a coralline alga from North Sulawesi (Indonesia)

scholarly article by Barbara Calcinai et al published August 2006 in Invertebrate Biology

Synergic effect of global thermal anomalies and local dredging activities on coral reefs of the Maldives

scientific article published on 07 September 2020

Temporal variability of sedimentation rates and mobile fauna inside and outside a gorgonian garden

scientific article published in 2016

Temporal variations in growth and reproduction of Tedania anhelans and Chondrosia reniformis in the North Adriatic Sea

Testing methods to support management decisions in coralligenous and cave environments. A case study at Portofino MPA.

scientific article

The Bouraké semi-enclosed lagoon (New Caledonia) – a natural laboratory to study the lifelong adaptation of a coral reef ecosystem to extreme environmental conditions

scientific article published on 17 September 2021

The Ligurian Sea: present status, problems and perspectives

scientific article published in 2010

The Reef Check Med Dataset on Key Mediterranean Marine Species 2001–2020

scientific article published in 2021

The aquiferous system of Scolymastra joubini (Porifera, Hexactinellida) studied by corrosion casts

article published in 2003

The aquiferous system of two Oceanapia species (Porifera, Demospongiae) studied by corrosion casts

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The assessment of DNA from marine organisms via a modified salting-out protocol

scientific article published on 01 January 2006

The coral assemblages of an off-shore deep Mediterranean rocky bank (NW Sicily, Italy)

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The diversity of relationships between Antarctic sponges and diatoms: the case of Mycale acerata Kirkpatrick, 1907 (Porifera, Demospongiae)

The dynamics of a Mediterranean coralligenous sponge assemblage at decennial and millennial temporal scales

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The ecology of protists epibiontic on marine hydroids

scholarly article in Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, vol. 88 no. 8, August 2008

The effects of stakeholder education and capacity building in marine protected areas: A case study from southern Mozambique

scientific article published in 2019

The importance of applying Standardised Integrative Taxonomy when describing marine benthic organisms and collecting ecological data

article by Cristina Gioia Di Camillo et al published 2018 in Invertebrate Systematics

The influence of scuba diving experience on divers' perceptions, and its implications for managing diving destinations

scientific article published on 05 July 2019

The influence of the epizoic hydroid Hydractinia angusta on the recruitment of the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki

article published in 2001

The polyp and the medusa ofZanclea costataGegenbaur (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa)

scientific article published in 1997

The role of gorgonians on the diversity of vagile benthic fauna in Mediterranean rocky habitats

scientific article published in 2016

The sponge microbiome project

scientific article published on October 2017

The systematic position of some boring sponges (Demospongiae, Hadromerida) studied by molecular analysis

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The temperature-signaling cascade in sponges involves a heat-gated cation channel, abscisic acid, and cyclic ADP-ribose.

scientific article

The understorey of gorgonian forests in mesophotic temperate reefs

Three new species and one re-description of Aka

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Unusual trophic strategies of Hydractinia angusta (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) from Terra Nova Bay, Antarctica

scholarly article by Giorgio Bavestrello published in 2000

Updating the current knowledge on the relationships between Haplosyllis chamaeleon Laubier, 1960 (Annelida, Syllidae) and Paramuricea clavata (Risso, 1826) (Cnidaria, Plexauridae) in the Mediterranean Sea

Variations of antioxidant efficiency and presence of endosymbiotic diatoms in the Antarctic porifera Haliclona dancoi

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Vibrio infections triggering mass mortality events in a warming Mediterranean Sea

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Viviparous development in the Antarctic sponge Stylocordyla borealis Loven, 1868

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Xenimanadins A–D, a family of xenicane diterpenoids from the Indonesian soft coral Xenia sp

Spring composition of the macroalgal vegetation of a small offshore island in the north-western Mediterranean (Gallinara Island, Ligurian Sea)

scientific article published in 2022