Volume 687, Issue 1

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May 2012

Ancient animals, new challenges: developments in sponge research

Issue Editors:

Manuel Maldonado,
Xavier Turon,
Mikel A. Becerro,
María J. Uriz

28 articles in this issue

Preface: Sponge research developments
M. Maldonado
X. Turon
M. J. Uriz
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 28 February 2012 Pages: 1 - 2
No longer Demospongiae: Homoscleromorpha formal nomination as a fourth class of Porifera
Eve Gazave
Pascal Lapébie
Carole Borchiellini
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 12 August 2011 Pages: 3 - 10
Molecular phylogeny of glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida): increased taxon sampling and inclusion of the mitochondrial protein-coding gene, cytochrome oxidase subunit I
Martin Dohrmann
Karri M. Haen
Gert Wörheide
Sponge Research Developments 15 June 2011 Pages: 11 - 20
Phylogenetic reconstruction of Polymastiidae (Demospongiae: Hadromerida) based on morphology
A. Plotkin
E. Gerasimova
H. T. Rapp
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 01 September 2011 Pages: 21 - 41
First evidence of miniature transposable elements in sponges (Porifera)
Dirk Erpenbeck
Jürgen Schmitz
Bernard M. Degnan
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 08 June 2011 Pages: 43 - 47
The mitochondrial genome of stygobitic sponge Eunapius subterraneus: mtDNA is highly conserved in freshwater sponges
Bruna Pleše
Lada Lukić-Bilela
Helena Ćetković
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 23 June 2011 Pages: 49 - 59
The complete mitochondrial genome of the verongid sponge Aplysina cauliformis: implications for DNA barcoding in demosponges
Erik A. Sperling
Rafael D. Rosengarten
Stephen L. Dellaporta
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 06 October 2011 Pages: 61 - 69
Genetic structure and differentiation at a short-time scale of the introduced calcarean sponge Paraleucilla magna to the western Mediterranean
Magdalena Guardiola
Johanna Frotscher
María J. Uriz
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 24 November 2011 Pages: 71 - 84
Relationship between genetic, chemical, and bacterial diversity in the Atlanto-Mediterranean bath sponge Spongia lamella
Charlotte Noyer
Mikel A. Becerro
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 11 October 2011 Pages: 85 - 99
First evaluation of mitochondrial DNA as a marker for phylogeographic studies of Calcarea: a case study from Leucetta chagosensis
Oliver Voigt
Vincent Eichmann
Gert Wörheide
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 07 July 2011 Pages: 101 - 106
Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna
Joana R. Xavier
Rob W. M. Van Soest
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS Open access 06 October 2011 Pages: 107 - 125
Living on the edge: the sponge fauna of Australia’s southwestern and northwestern deep continental margin
Jane Fromont
Franziska Althaus
Karen Gowlett-Holmes
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 18 August 2011 Pages: 127 - 142
Sponge gardens of Ningaloo Reef (Carnarvon Shelf, Western Australia) are biodiversity hotspots
Christine Hanna Lydia Schönberg
Jane Fromont
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 08 September 2011 Pages: 143 - 161
Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean Sea: a case study in southern Italy
Marzia Bo
Marco Bertolino
Marco Taviani
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 07 December 2011 Pages: 163 - 177
Mangrove and coral reef sponge faunas: untold stories about shallow water Porifera in the Caribbean
M. Cristina Diaz
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 15 December 2011 Pages: 179 - 190
Qualitative variation in colour morphotypes of Ianthella basta (Porifera: Verongida)
Marnie L. Freckelton
Heidi M. Luter
Cherie A. Motti
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 19 July 2011 Pages: 191 - 203
Phenotypic variability in the Caribbean Orange Icing sponge Mycale laevis (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida)
Tse-Lynn Loh
Susanna López-Legentil
Joseph R. Pawlik
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 07 July 2011 Pages: 205 - 217
Growth and regeneration of the elephant ear sponge Ianthella basta (Porifera)
Sven Rohde
Peter J. Schupp
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 08 June 2011 Pages: 219 - 226
The marine sponge Ianthella basta can recover from stress-induced tissue regression
Heidi M. Luter
Steve Whalan
Nicole S. Webster
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 06 October 2011 Pages: 227 - 235
Nutrient utilisation by shallow water temperate sponges in New Zealand
Alejandra Perea-Blázquez
Simon K. Davy
James J. Bell
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 07 July 2011 Pages: 237 - 250
Experimental silicon demand by the sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis reveals chronic limitation in field populations
Manuel Maldonado
Heng Cao
Wei Zhang
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 04 January 2012 Pages: 251 - 257
Biosilica deposition in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis (Poiret, 1789): the model of primmorphs reveals time dependence of spiculogenesis
Laura Valisano
Marina Pozzolini
Carlo Cerrano
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 24 January 2012 Pages: 259 - 273
Trace metal concentrations in the tropical sponge Spheciospongia vagabunda at a sewage outfall: synchrotron X-ray imaging reveals the micron-scale distribution of accumulated metals
Anna Padovan
Niels Munksgaard
Karen Gibb
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 04 January 2012 Pages: 275 - 288
Does concentrating chemical defenses within specific regions of marine sponges result in enhanced protection from predators?
Christopher J. Freeman
Daniel F. Gleason
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 22 June 2011 Pages: 289 - 297
Temporal variations in growth and reproduction of Tedania anhelans and Chondrosia reniformis in the North Adriatic Sea
C. G. Di Camillo
M. Coppari
G. Bavestrello
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 06 October 2011 Pages: 299 - 313
Reproductive traits explain contrasting ecological features in sponges: the sympatric poecilosclerids Hemimycale columella and Crella elegans as examples
A.-R. Pérez-Porro
J. González
M. J. Uriz
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 09 November 2011 Pages: 315 - 330
Epibiont–basibiont interactions: examination of ecological factors that influence specialization in a two-sponge association between Geodia vosmaeri (Sollas, 1886) and Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936)
Blake Ramsby
Andrew Massaro
Malcolm Hill
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 06 October 2011 Pages: 331 - 340
Deep sequencing reveals diversity and community structure of complex microbiota in five Mediterranean sponges
Susanne Schmitt
Ute Hentschel
Michael W. Taylor
SPONGE RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS 07 July 2011 Pages: 341 - 351

Volume 687, Issue 1

Preface: Sponge research developments

No longer Demospongiae: Homoscleromorpha formal nomination as a fourth class of Porifera

Molecular phylogeny of glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida): increased taxon sampling and inclusion of the mitochondrial protein-coding gene, cytochrome oxidase subunit I

Phylogenetic reconstruction of Polymastiidae (Demospongiae: Hadromerida) based on morphology

First evidence of miniature transposable elements in sponges (Porifera)

The mitochondrial genome of stygobitic sponge Eunapius subterraneus: mtDNA is highly conserved in freshwater sponges

The complete mitochondrial genome of the verongid sponge Aplysina cauliformis: implications for DNA barcoding in demosponges

Genetic structure and differentiation at a short-time scale of the introduced calcarean sponge Paraleucilla magna to the western Mediterranean

Relationship between genetic, chemical, and bacterial diversity in the Atlanto-Mediterranean bath sponge Spongia lamella

First evaluation of mitochondrial DNA as a marker for phylogeographic studies of Calcarea: a case study from Leucetta chagosensis

Diversity patterns and zoogeography of the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean shallow-water sponge fauna

Living on the edge: the sponge fauna of Australia’s southwestern and northwestern deep continental margin

Sponge gardens of Ningaloo Reef (Carnarvon Shelf, Western Australia) are biodiversity hotspots

Role of deep sponge grounds in the Mediterranean Sea: a case study in southern Italy

Mangrove and coral reef sponge faunas: untold stories about shallow water Porifera in the Caribbean

Qualitative variation in colour morphotypes of Ianthella basta (Porifera: Verongida)

Phenotypic variability in the Caribbean Orange Icing sponge Mycale laevis (Demospongiae: Poecilosclerida)

Growth and regeneration of the elephant ear sponge Ianthella basta (Porifera)

The marine sponge Ianthella basta can recover from stress-induced tissue regression

Nutrient utilisation by shallow water temperate sponges in New Zealand

Experimental silicon demand by the sponge Hymeniacidon perlevis reveals chronic limitation in field populations

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

Trace metal concentrations in the tropical sponge Spheciospongia vagabunda at a sewage outfall: synchrotron X-ray imaging reveals the micron-scale distribution of accumulated metals

Does concentrating chemical defenses within specific regions of marine sponges result in enhanced protection from predators?

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

Reproductive traits explain contrasting ecological features in sponges: the sympatric poecilosclerids Hemimycale columella and Crella elegans as examples

Epibiont–basibiont interactions: examination of ecological factors that influence specialization in a two-sponge association between Geodia vosmaeri (Sollas, 1886) and Amphimedon erina (de Laubenfels, 1936)

Deep sequencing reveals diversity and community structure of complex microbiota in five Mediterranean sponges

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