Frontiers in Marine Science | Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Oct 2025

Physalia mikazuki sp. nov. (Phylum Cnidaria; Class Hydrozoa) Blown into Japan's Northeast (Tohoku) at the Whim of Marine Ecosystem Change

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Cheryl L Ames
Chanikarn Yongstar
Yoshiki Ochiai
Muhammad Izzat Nugraha
Kei Chloe Tan
Ayane Totsu
Waka Sato-Okoshi

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1653958

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Original Research

Accepted on 30 Sep 2025

Ghosts of the Current: Environmental DNA Assays to Detect Conservation Priority Areas for Three Critically Endangered Hammerhead Sharks

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Diego Cardeñosa

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1688088

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Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Modelling the spatial bound of an eDNA signal in the marine environment – the effect of local conditions

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Tiago A. M. Silva
Claire P. C. Beraud
Philip D. Lamb
Wayne Rostant
Hannah J. Tidbury

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1613001

2,910 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Untargeted metabolomic profiling of Pseudocnella sykion from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa using 1H-NMR and UPLC-QTOF-HR-MS

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Cassandra Upton
Gerhard Prinsloo
Paul Anton Steenkamp
Moses Okpeku

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1609951

2,610 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Investigating bacterial contributions to thermal tolerance in three intertidal marine snail Tegula species

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Brian Applegate
Meghan Burkhart
Hunter Caddow
Brighton Gover
Mary-Frances Kantola
Janessa Gaetos Obenchain
Anissa Smith
Bruce Nash
Ray A. Enke
Lani U. Gleason

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1645537

2,566 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Determining the taxonomic and functional profile of marine bacterial copper systems involved in marine early copper surface colonization

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Pratima Gautam
Vanessa Molina
Matthew First
Ivan Erill
Kathleen D. Cusick

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1661535

2,680 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2025

Analysis of venom gland transcriptomes from two Tesseliconus species, Conus eburneus and Conus tessulatus, reveals inter- and intra-specific variations in conopeptide diversity and expression as well as putative novel gene superfamilies and disulfide-poor venom components

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Francis A. Tablizo
Dan Jethro M. Masacupan
Arturo O. Lluisma

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1616692

1,328 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Whole-genome survey reveals the genomic characteristics and phylogeny of three species within the family Echeneidae

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Fenglin Wang
Qi Liu
Yinquan Qu
Tianxiang Gao
Xingle Guo
Xiumei Zhang

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1586527

1,443 views

Original Research

Published on 15 May 2025

Oceanographic and trophodynamic underpinnings of anchovy success in the northern California Current

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Kelsey Swieca
Su Sponaugle
Moritz S. Schmid
Jami Ivory
Robert K. Cowen

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1558793

1,570 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Anthozoan eDNA primer set characterizes Ctenophora and Medusozoa inhabiting mesophotic and deep waters off the Gulf Coast of the southern USA

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Annemarie Wood
Luke McCartin
Santiago Herrera
Andrea M. Quattrini
Allen G. Collins

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1535149

2,452 views

Original Research

Published on 08 May 2025

Transcriptomic profile of the northern hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria) in response to short-term low salinity exposure

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Leslie S. Youtsey
Kimberly S. Reece
Richard A. Snyder
Jan R. McDowell

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1574486

1,301 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 29 Apr 2025

Changes in macrobenthos communities during the invasive Spartina alterniflora removal and mangrove restoration

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Lin Lin
Yuqing Guo
Guangzhao Wang
Shilong Feng
Kai Liu
Mingcheng Hu
Mouxin Ye
Chunxi Cao
Ruohai Chen
Silong Ding

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1581442

1,782 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Apr 2025

The molecular mechanism of ovary development in Thamnaconus septentrionalis induced by rising temperature via transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Yan Liu
Wengang Xu
Xueli Zhang
Jiulong Wang
Xiaoling Chen
Xiaoyan Yu
Jun Zeng
Yanqing Wu
Liming Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1556002

1,575 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Feb 2025

Comprehensive transcriptome profiling of silvertip tetra (Hasemania nana), a new freshwater fish model for gender classification based on color and establishment of a caudal fin-derived cell line

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Hwa Jin Lee
Mi-Gi Lee
Jeong-Hyeon Cho
Min Sun Kim
Sang Yoon Lee

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1517938

1,506 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Feb 2025

Effect of eDNA metabarcoding temporal sampling strategies on detection of coastal biodiversity

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Maelle Sevellec
Anaïs Lacoursière-Roussel
Eric Normandeau
Louis Bernatchez
Kimberly Lynn Howland

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1522677

3,385 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2025

Trophic niche differentiation and foraging plasticity of long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas edwardii) in Tasmanian waters: insights from isotopic analysis

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Christine H. Jackson
Rosemary Gales
Yves Cherel
George D. Jackson
Patti Virtue

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1520905

1,780 views