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Host specificity and adaptive evolution in settlement behaviour of coral-associated barnacle larvae (Cirripedia: Pyrgomatidae) by Yap, Fook-Choy, Chen, Hsi-Nien, Chan, Benny K. K.

“…Coral-associated organisms often exhibit a continuum of host specificities. We do not know whether the variation in host specificity is related to the…”
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Host-specific phenotypic plasticity of the turtle barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria: a widespread generalist rather than a specialist by Cheang, Chi Chiu, Tsang, Ling Ming, Chu, Ka Hou, Cheng, I-Jiunn, Chan, Benny K K

“…Turtle barnacles are common epibionts on marine organisms. Chelonibia testudinaria is specific on marine turtles whereas C. patula is a host generalist, but…”
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Autochthony and isotopic niches of benthic fauna at shallow-water hydrothermal vents by Wang, Teng-Wei, Lau, Danny C. P., Chan, Tin-Yam, Chan, Benny K. K.

“…The food webs of shallow-water hydrothermal vents are supported by chemosynthetic and photosynthetic autotrophs. However, the relative importance of these two…”
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Utilisation of Oxford Nanopore sequencing to generate six complete gastropod mitochondrial genomes as part of a biodiversity curriculum by De Vivo, Mattia, Lee, Hsin-Han, Huang, Yu-Sin, Dreyer, Niklas, Fong, Chia-Ling, de Mattos, Felipe Monteiro Gomes, Jain, Dharmesh, Wen, Yung-Hui Victoria, Mwihaki, John Karichu, Wang, Tzi-Yuan, Machida, Ryuji J., Wang, John, Chan, Benny K. K., Tsai, Isheng Jason

“…High-throughput sequencing has enabled genome skimming approaches to produce complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) for species identification and…”
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Living with marginal coral communities: Diversity and host-specificity in coral-associated barnacles in the northern coral distribution limit of the East China Sea by Chan, Benny K K, Xu, Guang, Kim, Hyun Kyong, Park, Jin-Ho, Kim, Won

“…Corals and their associated fauna are extremely diverse in tropical waters and form major reefs. In the high-latitude temperate zone, corals living near their…”
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Phylogeography of the cold-water barnacle Chthamalus challengeri in the north-western Pacific: effect of past population expansion and contemporary gene flow by Cheang, Chi Chiu, Tsang, Ling Ming, Ng, Wai Chuen, Williams, Gray A., Chu, Ka Hou, Chan, Benny K. K.

“…Aim: Phylogeographical patterns of marine organisms in the north-western Pacific are shaped by the interaction of past sea-level fluctuations during glacial…”
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Living in a growing host: growth pattern and dwelling formation of the scallop Pedum spondyloideum in massive Porites spp. corals by Chan, Benny K. K., Tan, James C. H., Ganmanee, Monthon

“…Pedum spondyloideum is a byssally attached scallop in the Indo-Pacific that lives in deep fan-shaped dwellings within live scleractinian and hydrozoan corals,…”
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Phylogenetic, ecological and biomechanical constraints on larval form: A comparative morphological analysis of barnacle nauplii by Wong, J Y, Chan, K Y Karen, Chan, Benny K K

“…Barnacle naupliar larvae are differentiated from other zooplankton by their unique pair of frontal lateral horns, frontal filaments, and a pear-shaped cephalic…”
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Trophic relationships of hydrothermal vent and non-vent communities in the upper sublittoral and upper bathyal zones off Kueishan Island, Taiwan: a combined morphological, gut content analysis and stable isotope approach by Wang, Teng-Wei, Chan, Tin-Yam, Chan, Benny K. K

“…This study used morphological, gut content analysis and carbon- and nitrogen-stable isotope analysis to investigate the trophic structure of upper sublittoral…”
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A draft genome assembly of reef-building octocoral Heliopora coerulea by Ip, Jack Chi-Ho, Ho, Ming-Hay, Chan, Benny K. K., Qiu, Jian-Wen

“…Coral reefs are under existential threat from climate change and anthropogenic impacts. Genomic studies have enhanced our knowledge of resilience and responses…”
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A New Species of the Intertidal Limpet Eoacmaea (Patellogastropoda: Eoacmaeidae) from Yonaguni Island, Japan and Taiwan by Nakano, Tomoyuki, Sasaki, Takenori, Kosuge, Takeharu, K K Chan, Benny

“…A new species of intertidal limpet was identified from Yonaguni Island, Japan and southern Taiwan in the present study and described as Eoacmaea nivea n. sp…”
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Biodiversity and Biogeography of Chthamalid Barnacles from the North-Eastern Pacific (Crustacea Cirripedia) by Chan, Benny K K, Chen, H-N, Dando, P R, Southward, A J, Southward, E C

“…The biogeography and ecology of the species of Chthamalus present on the west coast of America are described, using data from 51 localities from Alaska to…”
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Systematics and Biogeography of Fiddler Crabs-A Special Issue in Zoological Studies by Shih, Hsi-Te, Chan, Benny K K

“…Fiddler crabs are a fantastic group of intertidal brachyuran crabs, and the research fields focused on their biodiversity, phylogeography, phylogenomics, and…”
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Genetic differentiation of the soft shore barnacle Fistulobalanus albicostatus (Cirripedia: Thoracica: Balanomorpha) in the West Pacific by Chang, Yen Wei, Chan, Joanna S. M., Hayashi, Ryota, Shuto, Takuho, Tsang, Ling Ming, Chu, Ka Hou, Chan, Benny K. K.

“…This study examined the phylogeography of the barnacle Fistulobalanus albicostatus, which inhabits mangroves and estuarine shores in the West Pacific…”
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The formation of lunule-like hollows in shells of the acorn barnacle Tetraclitella chinensis (Nilsson-Cantell, 1921), with a reappraisal of the taxonomic status of T. multicostata (Nilsson-Cantell, 1930) (Cirripedia: Tetraclitidae) by Kim, Hyun Kyong, Chan, Benny K K, Xu, Guang, Kim, Won

“…Abstract The wall plates that make up the shells of sessile barnacles are generally solid-faced, but Tetraclitella chinensis (Nilsson-Cantell, 1921) is an…”
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Commentary: Comparative omics analysis of a new deep-sea barnacle species (Cirripedia, Scalpellomorpha) and shallow-water barnacle species provides insights into deep-sea adaptation by Chan, Benny K. K., Watanabe, Hiromi Kayama, Chen, Chong

“…(2024) recently published an article comparing the mitochondrial genome and transcriptome of the deep-sea hydrothermal vent barnacle Vulcanolepas fijiensis and…”
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Cirripede Cypris Antennules: How Much Structural Variation Exists Among Balanomorphan Species from Hard-Bottom Habitats? by CHAN, BENNY K. K., SARI, ALIREZA, HØEG, JENS T.

“…Barnacle cypris antennules are important for substratum attachment during settlement and on through metamorphosis from the larval stage to sessile adult…”
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Phylogeography of hydrothermal vent stalked barnacles: a new species fills a gap in the Indian Ocean ‘dispersal corridor’ hypothesis by Watanabe, Hiromi Kayama, Chen, Chong, Marie, Daniel P., Takai, Ken, Fujikura, Katsunori, Chan, Benny K. K.

“…Phylogeography of animals provides clues to processes governing their evolution and diversification. The Indian Ocean has been hypothesized as a ‘dispersal…”
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Distinguishing Long-Discussed Cryptic Species of the Epibiotic Goose-Neck Barnacle of the Genus Conchoderma (Thoracicalcarea: Lepadidae) with Integrative Taxonomy by Chan, Benny K. K., Chen, Yu-Hsuan

“…Naked goose neck barnacles Conchoderma can grow on a wide variety of marine organisms. The taxonomic status of two of its species—C. virgatum and C…”
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Living on fire: Deactivating fire coral polyps for larval settlement and symbiosis in the fire coral‐associated barnacle Wanella milleporae (Thoracicalcarea: Wanellinae) by Yap, Fook‐Choy, Høeg, Jens T., Chan, Benny K. K.

“…Symbiosis is increasingly recognized as being an important component in marine systems, and many such relationships are initiated when free‐swimming larvae of…”
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