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Divergence times in demosponges (Porifera): first insights from new mitogenomes and the inclusion of fossils in a birth-death clock model by Schuster, Astrid, Vargas, Sergio, Knapp, Ingrid S, Pomponi, Shirley A, Toonen, Robert J, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Wörheide, Gert

“…Approximately 80% of all described extant sponge species belong to the class Demospongiae. Yet, despite their diversity and importance, accurate divergence…”
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Deceptive desmas: molecular phylogenetics suggests a new classification and uncovers convergent evolution of lithistid demosponges by Schuster, Astrid, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Pisera, Andrzej, Hooper, John, Bryce, Monika, Fromont, Jane, Wörheide, Gert

“…Reconciling the fossil record with molecular phylogenies to enhance the understanding of animal evolution is a challenging task, especially for taxa with a…”
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Metagenomic data for Halichondria panicea from Illumina and nanopore sequencing and preliminary genome assemblies for the sponge and two microbial symbionts by Strehlow, Brian W, Schuster, Astrid, Francis, Warren R, Canfield, Donald E

“…These data were collected to generate a novel reference metagenome for the sponge Halichondria panicea and its microbiome for subsequent differential…”
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Evolution of group I introns in Porifera: new evidence for intron mobility and implications for DNA barcoding by Schuster, Astrid, Lopez, Jose V, Becking, Leontine E, Kelly, Michelle, Pomponi, Shirley A, Wörheide, Gert, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Cárdenas, Paco

“…Mitochondrial introns intermit coding regions of genes and feature characteristic secondary structures and splicing mechanisms. In metazoans, mitochondrial…”
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Barcoding sponges: an overview based on comprehensive sampling by Vargas, Sergio, Schuster, Astrid, Sacher, Katharina, Büttner, Gabrielle, Schätzle, Simone, Läuchli, Benjamin, Hall, Kathryn, Hooper, John N A, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Wörheide, Gert

“…Phylum Porifera includes ∼8,500 valid species distributed world-wide in aquatic ecosystems ranging from ephemeral fresh-water bodies to coastal environments…”
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Systematics of 'lithistid' tetractinellid demosponges from the Tropical Western Atlantic-implications for phylodiversity and bathymetric distribution by Schuster, Astrid, Pomponi, Shirley A, Pisera, Andrzej, Cárdenas, Paco, Kelly, Michelle, Wörheide, Gert, Erpenbeck, Dirk

“…Among all present demosponges, lithistids represent a polyphyletic group with exceptionally well-preserved fossils dating back to the Cambrian. Knowledge of…”
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Effects of Seasonal Anoxia on the Microbial Community Structure in Demosponges in a Marine Lake in Lough Hyne, Ireland by Schuster, Astrid, Strehlow, Brian W, Eckford-Soper, Lisa, McAllen, Rob, Canfield, Donald E

“…Climate change is expanding marine oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), while anthropogenic nutrient input depletes oxygen concentrations locally. The effects of…”
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A population specific mitochondrial intron from the sponge Phakellia robusta in the North-East Atlantic by Cranston, Alex, Taboada, Sergi, Koutsouveli, Vasiliki, Schuster, Astrid, Riesgo, Ana

“…Self-splicing mitochondrial introns are a rarely reported phenomenon in animals, with a sparse and uneven distribution confined to some species of sponges,…”
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Mitochondrial evolution in the Demospongiae (Porifera): Phylogeny, divergence time, and genome biology by Plese, Bruna, Kenny, Nathan James, Rossi, Maria Eleonora, Cárdenas, Paco, Schuster, Astrid, Taboada, Sergi, Koutsouveli, Vasiliki, Riesgo, Ana

“…[Display omitted] •14 novel mitochondrial resources for an undersampled clade.•A robust demosponge phylogeny with support from both ML and Bayesian methods.•A…”
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First record of the genus Vetulina Schmidt, 1879 (Porifera: Demospongiae: Sphaerocladina) from the Indian Ocean with the description of two new species: biogeographic and evolutionary significance by Pisera, Andrzej, Łukowiak, Magdalena, Fromont, Jane, Schuster, Astrid

“…Two new species of the genus Vetulina Schmidt, 1879 (Demospongiae, Vetulinidae, Sphaerocladina) were found off the coast of Western Australia (Indian Ocean)…”
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Seven new deep-water Tetractinellida (Porifera: Demospongiae) from the Galápagos Islands – morphological descriptions and DNA barcodes by Schuster, Astrid, Cárdenas, Paco, Pisera, Andrzej, Pomponi, Shirley A, Kelly, Michelle, Wörheide, Gert, Erpenbeck, Dirk

“…The Galapagos Islands, positioned in the confluence of warm and coldwater currents in the Eastern Pacific, is well known for the high degree of endemism of its…”
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Responses of nitrogen and carbon deposition rates in Comau Fjord (42°S, southern Chile) to natural and anthropogenic impacts during the last century by Mayr, Christoph, Rebolledo, Lorena, Schulte, Katharina, Schuster, Astrid, Zolitschka, Bernd, Försterra, Günter, Häussermann, Verena

“…Carbon isotopes and C/N ratios are frequently used to separate allochthonous and autochthonous organic matter input into marine shelf sediments. We test the…”
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New species and a molecular dating analysis of Vetulina Schmidt, 1879 (Porifera: Demospongiae: Sphaerocladina) reveal an ancient relict fauna with Tethys origin by Schuster, Astrid, Pisera, Andrzej, Kelly, Michelle, Bell, Lori J, Pomponi, Shirley A, Wörheide, Gert, Erpenbeck, Dirk

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Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia by Strehlow, Brian W., Schuster, Astrid, Francis, Warren R., Eckford-Soper, Lisa, Kraft, Beate, McAllen, Rob, Nielsen, Ronni, Mandrup, Susanne, Canfield, Donald E.

“…Abstract Deoxygenation can be fatal for many marine animals; however, some sponge species are tolerant of hypoxia and anoxia. Indeed, two sponge species,…”
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The phylogeny of halichondrid demosponges: past and present re-visited with DNA-barcoding data by Erpenbeck, Dirk, Hall, Kathryn, Alvarez, Belinda, Büttner, Gabriele, Sacher, Katharina, Schätzle, Simone, Schuster, Astrid, Vargas, Sergio, Hooper, John N. A., Wörheide, Gert

“…Halichondrid sponges play a pivotal role in the classification of demosponges as changes in their classification has had direct consequences for the…”
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Deceptive Desmas: Molecular Phylogenetics Suggests a New Classification and Uncovers Convergent Evolution of Lithistid Demosponges: e116038 by Schuster, Astrid, Erpenbeck, Dirk, Pisera, Andrzej, Hooper, John, Bryce, Monika, Fromont, Jane, Worheide, Gert

“…Reconciling the fossil record with molecular phylogenies to enhance the understanding of animal evolution is a challenging task, especially for taxa with a…”
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Die Situation des Kolkraben (Corvus corax L.) in Mitteleuropa unter besonderer Berücksichtigung einer Wiederansiedlungsmaßnahme in Nordrhein-Westfalen by Koch, A., Schuster, Astrid, Glandt, D.

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