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Sponges in the Indo-Pacific: a hotspot of endemism Using genetic analyses, LMU geobiologists have shown that many sponge species in the Indo-Pacific are regionally unique.

🧽 New LMU research shows the Indo-Pacific is a hotspot of sponge endemism.

Large-scale DNA barcoding reveals that many “cosmopolitan” sponge species are actually regionally restricted lineages—uncovering hidden marine biodiversity.
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Species-specific community structure in the microbiomes and eukaryotic communities associated with Mediterranean golf ball sponges Background Sponges harbor complex and diverse microbiomes that contribute to the host’s fitness and, ultimately, the health of the ecosystems sponges inhabit. Methods Using high-throughput 16S and 18S...

🧪 Species-specific community structure in the microbiomes and eukaryotic communities associated with Mediterranean golf ball sponges
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🧪 New preprint alert:

"Ecological Filtering is a Better Predictor of Microbiome Assembly than Coevolution in marine sponges"

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www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Genetic parallels in biomineralization of the calcareous sponge Sycon ciliatum and stony corals Discovery of calcarins in calcareous sponges highlights gene duplication and neofunctionalization as drivers of parallel biomineralization, offering insight into the independent evolution of calcifica...

🧪Discovery of calcarins in @elife.bsky.social, a protein family in the sponge Sycon ciliatum, clarifies spicule formation and suggests parallel evolution of carbonate biomineralization in sponges & corals—key for animals as ecosystem engineers of reefs.
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Moving Beyond Morphology: Genomic Insights Into Evolutionary Histories of Haplosclerid Sponges Accurate taxonomic identification is essential for defining species boundaries and understanding biodiversity. However, this remains challenging for groups where morphological character evolution is ...

🧪 Unravelling sponge evolution: we used Clade-Specific Elements to probe 199 Haplosclerida specimens (22/28 genera, 105 types, 42 holotypes) spanning 200+ years of collections — incl. treasures from the legendary HMS Challenger Expedition.
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out of @SPP_TaxonOmics

Genomic changes are varied across congeneric species pairs of animals

We just published our first paper in the Peer Community Journal - diamond open access, no APCs!
Awesome experience, with less than a week from submission after receommendation by #pcigenomics.
Highly recommended!
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Genetic parallels in biomineralization of the calcareous sponge Sycon ciliatum and stony corals

New contribution in @elife.bsky.social: Genetic parallels in biomineralization of the calcareous sponge Sycon ciliatum and stony corals doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

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rRNA depletion for holobiont metatranscriptome profiling across demosponges Despite the extensive knowledge of sponge microbiome diversity, a critical knowledge gap persists concerning the molecular mechanisms that govern host-symbiont interactions. Deciphering these mechanis...

New preprint version of

"rRNA depletion for holobiont metatranscriptome profiling across demosponges"

Project lead and pushed through by Sergio

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Genomic changes are varied across congeneric species pairs Synteny, the shared arrangement of genes on chromosomes between related species, is a marker of shared ancestry, and synteny-breaking events can result in genomic incompatibilities between populations...

Revised version of our preprint
«Genomic changes are varied across congeneric species pairs»
published - enjoy 😀
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Scientific Assistant (Wissenschaftlicher Assistent/Akademischer Rat auf Zeit) (m/f/x)

Open position in my lab at LMU München – please distribute widely to potential applicants.
Application deadline 30 November 2024.
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Genomic changes are varied across congeneric species pairs
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great collab with Warren Francis and @sevragorgia.bsky.social
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