Despite advances in understanding the ecological functions of secondary metabolites from marine organisms, there has been little focus on the influence of chemically-defended species at the community level. Several compounds have been isolated from the gorgonian octocoral Phyllogorgia dilatata, a conspicuous species that forms dense canopies on rocky reefs of northern Rio de Janeiro State, Braz...

The crude organic extracts of the endemic gorgonian Phyllogorgia dilatata and two sponge species Aplysina fulva and Mycale microsigmatosa were evaluated for anti-fouling properties through field experiments. To investigate this property in ecologically meaningful conditions, crude extracts from these invertebrates were incorporated at concentrations naturally found in these marine organisms int...

In the context of highly efficient, non-toxic and natural organic corrosion inhibitors, Phyllogorgia dilatata was studied as an anticorrosive for mild steel in acid medium. The marine octocoral crude extract (PDCE) was characterized and analyzed by LC-HRMS, revealing the presence of 16 different organic molecules. The corrosion inhibition was evaluated via weight loss study and electrochemical ...

The structure and function of the embryonic velum of two closely related species of Crepidula with different modes of development are examined. The velum of C. dilatata, a direct developer whose embryos feed on nurse eggs, does not differ substantially from the velum of C. fecunda, a species with planktotrophic larvae. Although velar ciliation develops earlier in embryos of C. dilatata, embryos...

We analyzed the diversity and population structure of the 775 Vibrio isolates from different locations of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean (SAO), including St. Peter and St. Paul Archipelago (SPSPA), Abrolhos Bank (AB) and the St. Sebastian region (SS), between 2005 and 2010. In this study, 195 novel isolates, obtained from seawater and major benthic organisms (rhodoliths and corals), were compa...

Eight Vibrio isolates originating from the marine corals Mussismilia hispida and Phyllogorgia dilatata and the zoanthids Palythoa caribaeorum and Palythoa variabilis in Brazil and the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Ecuador were studied by means of a polyphasic approach. The novel isolates formed a tight monophyletic group in the genus Vibrio and were closely related to species o...

Executive Summary Montipora dilatata (a stony coral endemic to Hawaii) is one of the rarest corals known; only a few colonies have ever been found despite extensive surveys. The taxonomic status of M. dilatata is unclear, in part because coral species boundaries in general are poorly understood. In order to examine evolutionary relationships in Montipora, a suite of molecular markers (mitochond...

Doesburgella gen. nov. and its type species D. dilatata sp.nov (Hemiptera, Heteroptera: Reduviidac, Phymatinae; Macrocephalini) are described from South Africa.