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Cuba's Mesophotic Coral Reefs and Associated Fish Communities
Title
Cuba's Mesophotic Coral Reefs and Associated Fish Communities.
Creator
Reed, John K., Gonzalez-Diaz, Patricia, Busutil, Linnet, Farrington, Stephanie, Martínez-Daranas, Beatriz, Cobián Rojas, Dorka, Voss, Joshua, Diaz, Maria Cristina, David, Andrew, Hanisak, M. Dennis, Mendez, Juliett Gonzalez, Garcia Rodriguez, Alain, González-Sanchez, Patricia M., Viamontes Fernandez, Jorge, Estrada Perez, Daniel, Studivan, Michael, Drummond, Felicia, Jiang, Mingshun, Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
2018
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000351
Format
Citation
FAU Climate Change Initiative Priority Theme: Research, Engineering, and Adaption to a Change Climate
Title
FAU Climate Change Initiative Priority Theme: Research, Engineering, and Adaption to a Change Climate.
Creator
Berry, Leonard, Koch, Marguerite, Center for Environmental Studies, Benscoter, Brian, Comas, Xavier, Devlin, Donna, Fadiman, Maria, Gerstein, E., Herzing, Denise L., Hindle, Tobin, Milton, Sarah L., Oleinik, Anton E., Proffitt, C. Edward, Restrepo, Jorge I., Root, Tara L., Wyneken, Jeanette, Xie, Zhixiao, Zhang, Xing-Hai, Esnard, Ann-Margaret, Mitsova, Diana, Murley, J., Vos, J., Escaleras, Monica, Mehallis, M., Shaw, Eric H., Hardman, Guillermo [John], Lambert, Julie, Thomas, G., Arockiasamy, Madasamy, Bloetscher, Frederick, Carvalho, G., Dhanak, Manhar R., Frisk, George V., Kaisar, Evangelos I., Kalva, Hari, Meeroff, Daniel E., Rodriguez, Jarice, Scarlatos, Panagiotis (Pete) D., Shankar, Ravi, Teegavarapu, Ramesh, Brown, Clifford T., McAfee, Francis, Widener, Patricia, Dalgleish, Fraser R., Hanisak, M. Dennis, McMulloch, S., O'Corry-Crowe, Gregory, Pomponi, Shirley A., Reed, John K., Scarpa, John, Voss, Joshua, Heimlich, Barry N., Alvarez, R., Jolley, J., Edwards, A., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, College of Business, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, College of Education, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Date Issued
2010
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003457
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Citation
Documenting Trematode Larvae in Marine Sponges
Title
Documenting Trematode Larvae in Marine Sponges.
Creator
Plunkett, Rachel, Pomponi, Shirley A., Graduate College
Abstract/Description
Parasitic trematode larvae (cercariae and metacercariae) were discovered in a nearshore sponge habitat on Summerland Key, FL. This is a life cycle study of these consecutive larval stages in the sponge microenvironment. The goal of this research is to elucidate information on the life cycle of these trematodes by (1) identifying the trematode taxa present in the sponge microenvironment, (2) identifying the invertebrate host organism(s) preferred by each taxon, and (3) documenting the...
Show moreParasitic trematode larvae (cercariae and metacercariae) were discovered in a nearshore sponge habitat on Summerland Key, FL. This is a life cycle study of these consecutive larval stages in the sponge microenvironment. The goal of this research is to elucidate information on the life cycle of these trematodes by (1) identifying the trematode taxa present in the sponge microenvironment, (2) identifying the invertebrate host organism(s) preferred by each taxon, and (3) documenting the hostparasite histology. This presentation shows a combination of light and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) micrographs documenting the histology of trematodes in sponges. In future analyses, 18s rDNA sequencing will be used as a preliminary screening of the taxa present in sponge tissues, and oligonucleotide probes will be developed to detect these parasites in the invertebrate symbionts of the sponges. This combination of microscopy and molecular approaches will elucidate linkages between developmental stages and provide information on the pathway(s) these parasites use to reach their final host(s). These larval stages are important to study in trematode life cycles because they develop into endoparasites of vertebrates; which in this case are likely fish which eat the sponge. Reef fishes such as Acanthostracion quadricornis (scrawled cowfish), Holocanthus ciliaris (queen angelfish), and Holocanthus tricolor (rock beauty) opportunistically consume sponges of this particular genus (Spongia). Much is known about the health impacts of adult trematodes in fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals; however, there is little data directly linking diet choices with infection. Trematodes have not been reported in sponges in previous literature.
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Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00005908
Format
Document (PDF)
Cruise Report. Cuba's Twilight Zone Reefs: Remotely Operated Vehicle Surveys of Deep/Mesophotic Coral Reefs and Associated Fish Communities of Cuba
Title
Cruise Report. Cuba's Twilight Zone Reefs: Remotely Operated Vehicle Surveys of Deep/Mesophotic Coral Reefs and Associated Fish Communities of Cuba.
Creator
Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie, Gonzalez-Diaz, Patricia, Lopez, Linnet Busutil, Martínez-Daranas, Beatriz, Cobián Rojas, Dorka, Voss, Joshua, Hanisak, M. Dennis, Diaz, Maria Cristina, Jiang, Mingshun, Studivan, Michael, David, Andrew, Drummond, Felicia, Mendez, Juliett Gonzalez, Garcia Rodriguez, Alain, González-Sanchez, Patricia M., Fernández, Jorge Viamontes, Pérez, Daniel Estrada, Horn, Lance, White, Jason, Pomponi, Shirley A.
Abstract/Description
The purpose of this research cruise was to discover and characterize, for the first time, the extent of mesophotic reefs along the entire coastline of Cuba, and to compare the health and connectivity (physical, genetic and ecological) among both mesophotic and previously well-characterized shallow reef systems in Cuba, the southeastern United States, and Gulf of Mexico (in particular, the FGBNMS and FKNMS). Moreover, the project will directly address a recommendation in the Report from...
Show moreThe purpose of this research cruise was to discover and characterize, for the first time, the extent of mesophotic reefs along the entire coastline of Cuba, and to compare the health and connectivity (physical, genetic and ecological) among both mesophotic and previously well-characterized shallow reef systems in Cuba, the southeastern United States, and Gulf of Mexico (in particular, the FGBNMS and FKNMS). Moreover, the project will directly address a recommendation in the Report from MarCuba (2015) in which the U.S. and Cuban participants in this project stated their intention to initiate an international collaboration.
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Date Issued
2017-10-31
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000226
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Citation
Report Title: Characterization of Mesophotic Coral/Sponge Habitats and Fish Assemblages in the Regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015
Title
Report Title: Characterization of Mesophotic Coral/Sponge Habitats and Fish Assemblages in the Regions of Pulley Ridge and Tortugas from ROV Dives during R/V Walton Smith Cruises of 2012 to 2015.
Creator
Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie, David, Andrew, Harter, Stacey, Moe, Heather, Horn, Lance, Taylor, Glenn, White, Jason, Voss, Joshua, Hanisak, M. Dennis, Diaz, Maria Cristina, Pomponi, Shirley A.
Abstract/Description
This report summarizes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from 2012 to 2015 which characterizes the mesophotic coral reef ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and Tortugas. This research is part of a grant funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science award NA11NOS4780045: “Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge - South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem”. The University of Miami ship R/V Walton Smith was used along with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington ...
Show moreThis report summarizes the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) surveys during four cruises from 2012 to 2015 which characterizes the mesophotic coral reef ecosystems at Pulley Ridge and Tortugas. This research is part of a grant funded by the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science award NA11NOS4780045: “Connectivity of the Pulley Ridge - South Florida Coral Reef Ecosystem”. The University of Miami ship R/V Walton Smith was used along with the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) Super Phantom ROV and the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (NMSF) Mohawk ROV. The cruises were a collaboration of the University of Miami, HBOI-CIOERT, NOAA Fisheries, and the UNCW-CIOERT Undersea Vehicles Program.
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Date Issued
2017-04-26
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000227
Format
Citation
Natural Products from the Lithistida: A Review of the Literature since 2000
Title
Natural Products from the Lithistida: A Review of the Literature since 2000.
Creator
Winder, Priscilla L., Pomponi, Shirley A., Wright, Amy E.
Abstract/Description
Lithistid sponges are known to produce a diverse array of compounds ranging from polyketides, cyclic and linear peptides, alkaloids, pigments, lipids, and sterols. A majority of these structurally complex compounds have very potent and interesting biological activities. It has been a decade since a thorough review has been published that summarizes the literature on the natural products reported from this amazing sponge order. This review provides an update on the current taxonomic...
Show moreLithistid sponges are known to produce a diverse array of compounds ranging from polyketides, cyclic and linear peptides, alkaloids, pigments, lipids, and sterols. A majority of these structurally complex compounds have very potent and interesting biological activities. It has been a decade since a thorough review has been published that summarizes the literature on the natural products reported from this amazing sponge order. This review provides an update on the current taxonomic classification of the Lithistida, describes structures and biological activities of 131 new natural products, and discusses highlights from the total syntheses of 16 compounds from marine sponges of the Order Lithistida providing a compilation of the literature since the last review published in 2002.
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Date Issued
2011-12-15
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000059
Format
Citation
Reconstruction of Family-Level Phylogenetic Relationships within Demospongiae (Porifera) Using Nuclear Encoded Housekeeping Genes
Title
Reconstruction of Family-Level Phylogenetic Relationships within Demospongiae (Porifera) Using Nuclear Encoded Housekeeping Genes.
Creator
Hill, Malcolm S., Hill, April L., Lopez, Jose V., Peterson, Kevin J., Pomponi, Shirley A., Diaz, Maria Cristina, Thacker, Robert W., Adamska, Maja, Boury-Esnault, Nicole, Cárdenas, Paco, Chaves-Fonnegra, Andia, Danka, Elizabeth, De Laine, Bre-Onna, Formica, Dawn, Hajdu, Eduardo, Lobo-Hajdu, Gisele, Klontz, Sarah, Morrow, Christine C., Patel, Jignasa, Picton, Bernard, Pisani, Davide, Pohlmann, Deborah, Redmond, Niamh E., Reed, John K., Richey, Stacy, Riesgo, Ana, Rubin, Ewelina, Russell, Zach, Rützler, Klaus, Sperling, Erik A., di Stefano, Michael, Tarver, James E., Collins, Allen G., Lin, Senjie
Abstract/Description
Background: Demosponges are challenging for phylogenetic systematics because of their plastic and relatively simple morphologies and many deep divergences between major clades. To improve understanding of the phylogenetic relationships within Demospongiae, we sequenced and analyzed seven nuclear housekeeping genes involved in a variety of cellular functions from a diverse group of sponges. Methodology/Principal Findings: We generated data from each of the four sponge classes (i.e., Calcarea,...
Show moreBackground: Demosponges are challenging for phylogenetic systematics because of their plastic and relatively simple morphologies and many deep divergences between major clades. To improve understanding of the phylogenetic relationships within Demospongiae, we sequenced and analyzed seven nuclear housekeeping genes involved in a variety of cellular functions from a diverse group of sponges. Methodology/Principal Findings: We generated data from each of the four sponge classes (i.e., Calcarea, Demospongiae, Hexactinellida, and Homoscleromorpha), but focused on family-level relationships within demosponges. With data for 21 newly sampled families, our Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian-based approaches recovered previously phylogenetically defined taxa: Keratosap, Myxospongiaep, Spongillidap, Haploscleromorphap (the marine haplosclerids) and Democlaviap. We found conflicting results concerning the relationships of Keratosap and Myxospongiaep to the remaining demosponges, but our results strongly supported a clade of Haploscleromorphap+Spongillidap+Democlaviap. In contrast to hypotheses based on mitochondrial genome and ribosomal data, nuclear housekeeping gene data suggested that freshwater sponges (Spongillidap) are sister to Haploscleromorphap rather than part of Democlaviap. Within Keratosap, we found equivocal results as to the monophyly of Dictyoceratida. Within Myxospongiaep, Chondrosida and Verongida were monophyletic. A wellsupported clade within Democlaviap, Tetractinellidap, composed of all sampled members of Astrophorina and Spirophorina (including the only lithistid in our analysis), was consistently revealed as the sister group to all other members of Democlaviap. Within Tetractinellidap, we did not recover monophyletic Astrophorina or Spirophorina. Our results also reaffirmed the monophyly of order Poecilosclerida (excluding Desmacellidae and Raspailiidae), and polyphyly of Hadromerida and Halichondrida. Conclusions/Significance: These results, using an independent nuclear gene set, confirmed many hypotheses based on ribosomal and/or mitochondrial genes, and they also identified clades with low statistical support or clades that conflicted with traditional morphological classification. Our results will serve as a basis for future exploration of these outstanding questions using more taxon- and gene-rich datasets.
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Date Issued
2013-01-23
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUIR000044
Format
Citation
Preliminary Cruise Report. 2015 HBOI-FAU Cruise. Mesophotic and deepwater reef ecosystems- ROV/AUV surveys of SW Florida Shelf including Northern Pulley Ridge and Howell Hook regions. May 7-20, 2015
Title
Preliminary Cruise Report. 2015 HBOI-FAU Cruise. Mesophotic and deepwater reef ecosystems- ROV/AUV surveys of SW Florida Shelf including Northern Pulley Ridge and Howell Hook regions. May 7-20, 2015.
Creator
Reed, John K., Farrington, Stephanie, Pomponi, Shirley A., Price, Melissa, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued
2015
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007518
Subject Headings
Deep sea corals, Corals--Ecology, Pulley Ridge, Continental shelf--Florida
Format
Document (PDF)
Marine natural products
Title
Marine natural products.
Creator
Pomponi, Shirley A., Wright, Amy E., Reed, John K., McCarthy, Peter J.
Date Issued
1999
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007503
Subject Headings
Marine natural products
Format
Document (PDF)
Sponge cell culture
Title
Sponge cell culture.
Creator
Pomponi, Shirley A., Willoughby, Robin, Kelly-Borges, M.
Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007453
Subject Headings
Sponges, Sponges--Cytology, Cell culture
Format
Document (PDF)
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed.
Title
Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates from the United States and Canada: mollusks. 2nd ed.
Creator
Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007454
Subject Headings
Aquatic invertebrates, Mollusks--United States--Nomenclature, Mollusks -- Canada -- Nomenclature
Format
Document (PDF)
Bioactivity of marine organisms: relationships with taxonomy, geography and depth
Title
Bioactivity of marine organisms: relationships with taxonomy, geography and depth.
Creator
Reed, John K., Sennett, Susan H., McCarthy, Peter J., Pitts, Tara P., Wright, Amy E., Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
1998
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007421
Subject Headings
Marine organisms, Bioactive compounds, Marine natural products
Format
Document (PDF)
A molecular systematic survey of sponge derived microbes
Title
A molecular systematic survey of sponge derived microbes.
Creator
Sandell, K., Peterson, C. L., Harmody, Dedra K., McCarthy, Peter J., Pomponi, Shirley A., Lopez, Jose V.
Date Issued
2004
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007425
Subject Headings
Sponges, Marine microbiology, Symbiosis, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, DNA Fingerprinting
Format
Document (PDF)
Phylogenetic classification of the halichondrids (Porifera, Demospongiae)
Title
Phylogenetic classification of the halichondrids (Porifera, Demospongiae).
Creator
Van Soest, Rob W. M., Diaz, Maria Cristina, Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
1990
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007404
Subject Headings
Cladistic analysis, Halichondrida, Demospongiae, Chemotaxonomy, Phylogeny
Format
Document (PDF)
Sponge cell culture for production of bioactive metabolites.
Title
Sponge cell culture for production of bioactive metabolites.
Creator
Pomponi, Shirley A., Willoughby, Robin
Date Issued
1994
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007381
Subject Headings
Sponges, Cell culture, Metabolites, Bioactive compounds
Format
Document (PDF)
From monsoons to microbes: understanding the ocean's role in human health
Title
From monsoons to microbes: understanding the ocean's role in human health.
Creator
National Research Council (U.S.) Committee on the Ocean’sRole in Human Health, Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
1999
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007391
Subject Headings
Marine pollution -- Health aspects, Marine pharmacology, Biomedical Research, Infectious Diseases, Algal blooms--Health aspects
Format
Document (PDF)
Sustainable use of deep-sea organisms collected for biomedical research
Title
Sustainable use of deep-sea organisms collected for biomedical research.
Creator
Reed, John K., Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
2000
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007394
Subject Headings
Biomedical Research, Bioactive compounds, Marine natural products
Format
Document (PDF)
A new bicyclic guanidine alkaloid, Sch 575948, from amarine sponge, Ptilocaulis spiculifer
Title
A new bicyclic guanidine alkaloid, Sch 575948, from amarine sponge, Ptilocaulis spiculifer.
Creator
Yang, Shu-Wei, Chan, Tze-Ming, Pomponi, Shirley A., Chen, Guodong, Wright, Amy E., Patel, Mahesh, Gullo, Vincent, Pramanik, B., Chu, Min
Date Issued
2003
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007361
Subject Headings
Sponges, Alkaloids, Guanidines, Antibacterial agents, Molecular structure
Format
Document (PDF)
Cytotoxic peptides from marine sponges
Title
Cytotoxic peptides from marine sponges.
Creator
Gulavita, N. K., Wright, Amy E., McCarthy, Peter J., Pomponi, Shirley A., Longley, Ross E.
Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007341
Subject Headings
Sponges, Peptides, Cytotoxins, Stereochemistry
Format
Document (PDF)
A new deep sea coralline sponge from Turks and Caicos Islands: Willardi caicosensis gen. et sp. nov.(Demospongiae: Hadromerida)
Title
A new deep sea coralline sponge from Turks and Caicos Islands: Willardi caicosensis gen. et sp. nov.(Demospongiae: Hadromerida).
Creator
Willenz, P., Pomponi, Shirley A.
Date Issued
1996
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007343
Subject Headings
Turks and Caicos Islands, Atlantic Ocean, Sponges, Demospongiae, Coralline, Species, Genus
Format
Document (PDF)

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