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Original Research

Published on 15 Dec 2025

Latitude-dependent diversity and assembly processes of coastal microbial communities across multiple trophic levels in the China Seas

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Yunlei Zhang
Xin Gao
Zhizhuo Shao
Yi Sun
Zheng Zhang
Hongjun Li
Jinqing Ye

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1714451

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Original Research

Accepted on 12 Dec 2025

Assessing benthic community structure and diversity in the Western Pacific polymetallic nodule area: insights from multi-primer eDNA metabarcoding

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

ZiYU Zhao
Ziyu Li
Xuebao He
Juan Yang
Jianxin Xia

Frontiers in Marine Science

245 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Dec 2025

An insight into the development stages and proteome of the early-stage embryo in the horseshoe crab species T. gigas

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Utpal Mallick
Yashkumar Rathod
Sumit Biswas

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1692457

804 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Nov 2025

Environmental DNA-based metabarcoding reveals a high animal biodiversity level within Red Sea mangrove beds

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Khaled Mohammed-Geba
Ahmed Mohamed Elamin
Arwa Hassan
Essmat Mohammed
Alaa-Eldin Salah-Eldin
Eric J. Schott
Asmaa Galal-Khallaf

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1686361

1,162 views

Original Research

Published on 30 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

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

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1653958

6,195 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Oct 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

2,702 views

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

3,711 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

2,975 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

3,183 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

2,972 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

1,739 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

1,778 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

1,893 views
1 citation

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

2,969 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

1,577 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

2,327 views
1 citation

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

1,882 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

1,865 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

4,062 views
5 citations

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

2,126 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2025

Comprehensive analysis of ionomic profiling in Chlorella exposed to chlorpyrifos

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Qing-Qing Yu
Yulong Zhang
Shiyuan Zhao
Min Pang
Pei Jiang
Pei Qu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1524885

1,684 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2025

Diversity and seasonal variation of zooplankton community in a large deep-water reservoir of Eastern China using eDNA and morphological methods

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Lei Hao
Xinting Xu
Yan Zhou
Dan Liu
Jianqiang Shao
Jiayong Pan
Guangxi He
Zhongjun Hu
Qigen Liu

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2025.1509743

3,656 views
2 citations

Data Report

Published on 06 Jan 2025

MAGnificent microbes: metagenome-assembled genomes of marine microorganisms in mats from a Submarine Groundwater Discharge Site in Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Joshua T. Veluz
Paul Christian T. Gloria
Laurence Anthony N. Mallari
Ann Elizabeth R. Enova
Maria Auxilia T. Siringan

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1500350

3,353 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Nov 2024

The genome survey of male and female Hapalogenys analis

in Marine Molecular Biology and Ecology

Kai Liu
Yin-Quan Qu
Hui-Lai Shi
Hong-Ling Ping
Tian-Xiang Gao

Frontiers in Marine Science

doi 10.3389/fmars.2024.1492138

1,306 views
1 citation

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Latitude-dependent diversity and assembly processes of coastal microbial communities across multiple trophic levels in the China Seas

Assessing benthic community structure and diversity in the Western Pacific polymetallic nodule area: insights from multi-primer eDNA metabarcoding

An insight into the development stages and proteome of the early-stage embryo in the horseshoe crab species T. gigas

Environmental DNA-based metabarcoding reveals a high animal biodiversity level within Red Sea mangrove beds

Physalia mikazuki sp. nov. (Phylum Cnidaria; class Hydrozoa) blown into Japan’s northeast (Tohoku) at the whim of marine ecosystem change

Ghosts of the current: environmental DNA assays to detect conservation priority areas for three critically endangered hammerhead sharks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Comprehensive analysis of ionomic profiling in Chlorella exposed to chlorpyrifos

Diversity and seasonal variation of zooplankton community in a large deep-water reservoir of Eastern China using eDNA and morphological methods

MAGnificent microbes: metagenome-assembled genomes of marine microorganisms in mats from a Submarine Groundwater Discharge Site in Mabini, Batangas, Philippines

The genome survey of male and female Hapalogenys analis