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Crystallographic and chemical signatures in coral skeletal aragonite
Corals nucleate and grow aragonite crystals, organizing them into intricate skeletal structures that ultimately build the world’s coral reefs....
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Skeletal microstructures of cheilostome bryozoans (phylum Bryozoa, class Gymnolaemata): crystallography and secretion patterns
Gymnolaemata bryozoans produce CaCO 3 skeletons of either calcite, aragonite, or both. Despite extensive research, their crystallography and...
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Unexpected high abundance of aragonite-forming Nanipora (Octocorallia: Helioporacea) at an acidified volcanic reef in southern Japan
Nanipora Miyazaki & Reimer,
2015 is a recently discovered genus of aragonite-skeleton producing octocorals closely related to the blue coral genus Heliopora...
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Mechanical properties, spectral vibrational response, and flow-field analysis of the aragonite skeleton of the staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)
Understanding the structural and mechanical properties of coral skeletons is important to assess their responses to natural and anthropogenic...
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Microstructure and mineralogy of the tube and operculum of serpulid polychaetes from temperate and warm waters
Serpulids are the only polychaetes in which all species secrete calcium carbonate tubes. Some serpulid lineages, such as species in the genus Spirobranchus...
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Effects of Mineral on Taxonomic and Functional Structures of Microbial Community in Tengchong Hot Springs via in-situ cultivation
Diverse mineralogical compositions occur in hot spring sediments, but the impact of minerals on the diversity and structure of microbial communities...
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Environmental stability and phenotypic plasticity benefit the cold-water coral Desmophyllum dianthus in an acidified fjord
The stratified Chilean Comau Fjord sustains a dense population of the cold-water coral (CWC) Desmophyllum dianthus in aragonite supersaturated...
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Ocean Acidification Alters Developmental Timing and Gene Expression of Ion Transport Proteins During Larval Development in Resilient and Susceptible Lineages of the Pacific Oyster (Crassostrea gigas)
Ocean acidification (OA) adversely impacts initial shell formation of bivalve larvae. Despite many studies observing large differences in...
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X-ray phase contrast reveals soft tissue and shell growth lines in mollusks
High-resolution 3D imaging of species with exoskeletons such as shell-bearing mollusks typically involves destructive steps. Nondestructive...
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Abnormalities and Bilateral Asymmetry of Otoliths in Arctic Charr Salvelinus alpinus Complex (Salmonidae) from Lakes Lama and Kapchuk, Taimyr
AbstractOtolith abnormalities and bilateral asymmetry are analyzed in five reproductively isolated forms and natural F1 hybrids between the forms in...
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Statoliths of Gastropods and Their Use as Recording Structures
AbstractIn various invertebrate groups, the gravity perception organ (statocyst) includes receptor cells and inertial mass. In gastropods, the...
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X-rays and invisible sand: two new methods for designing burrowing behavioral experiments with juvenile unionoids
Unionoids are in global decline, which may be associated with their complex life cycle. Their juveniles are unique because while hidden (burrowed...
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HcN57, A Novel Unusual Acidic Silk-Like Matrix Protein from Hyriopsis cumingii, Participates in Framework Construction and Nacre Nucleation During Nacreous Layer Formation
In the classic molecular model of nacreous layer formation, unusual acidic matrix proteins rich in aspartic acid (Asp) residues are essential for...
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Lophelia reefs off North and West Africa–Comparing environment and health
The health status of cold-water coral reefs on the West African coast was investigated with the main objective of obtaining knowledge of the adaptive...
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Indirect evaluation of hardness and delamination strength of Akoya cultured pearl nacre based on UV fluorescence intensity
The durability of Akoya pearls is closely related to the mechanical strength of the nacre. Therefore, obtaining information about the mechanical...
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Organic Matrix and Secondary Metabolites in Nacre
Nacre, also called mother-of-pearl, is a naturally occurring biomineral, largely studied by chemists, structural biologists, and physicists to...
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Biology, Ecology, and Threats to Cold-Water Corals on Brazil’s Deep-Sea Margin
In the region of Brazil, cold-water corals are distributed from the Equatorial to the Southern Brazilian margins and on nearby seamounts, mainly...
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Evaluating the ability of macroalgae to create a chemical refuge for bivalves under ocean acidification conditions in closed-environment experiments
Ocean acidification (OA) can impact aquaculture because reduced pH may negatively affect the calcification in bivalve species. Photosynthetic...
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Nacre-inspired underwater superoleophobic films with high transparency and mechanical robustness
Underwater superoleophobic materials have attracted increasing attention because of their remarkable potential applications, especially antifouling,...
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Histidine Self-assembly and Stability on Mineral Surfaces as a Model of Prebiotic Chemical Evolution: An Experimental and Computational Approach
The abiotic synthesis of histidine under experimental prebiotic conditions has proven to be chemically promising and plausible. Within this context,...
