Robert J. Toonen

TL;DR: Two commercially valuable black coral species, Antipathes griggi and Myriopathes ulex, were found, representing substantial range expansions for these species and highlight the utility of deepdiving technologies in surveying the largest part of the depth range of coral reef ecosystems, which remains largely unexplored.

TL;DR: It is shown that the benthic‐developing sea star, Parvulastra exigua, has lower levels of within‐ and among‐population genetic diversity, more inferred genetic clusters, and higher levels of hierarchical and pairwise population structure than Meridiastra calcar, a species with planktonic development, while both species have populations that have diverged since the middle of the second glacial period of the Pleistocene.

TL;DR: Overall, the data point to the population of A. hyacinthus in Palau recovering from a handful of surviving colonies with population growth primarily from self-seeding and little exchange among sites, which has significant implications for the management strategies for the reefs of Palau.

TL;DR: This is the first mitochondrial genome sequenced within the Achatinelloidea superfamily, which contains a high number of endangered species and will be useful in conservation genetics studies.

TL;DR: In this article, the contribution of cryptobenthic sponges to overall sponge diversity on 1750 m2 of reef habitat in Kaneʻohe Bay and Waimanalo in the island of Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi was explored.