Cassandra L. Ettinger

2 months ago | biorxiv.org | Cassandra L. Ettinger |Jonathan Eisen |Jason E. Stajich

AbstractFungi play pivotal roles in terrestrial ecosystems as decomposers, pathogens, and endophytes, yet their significance in marine environments is often understudied. Seagrasses, as globally distributed marine flowering plants, have critical ecological functions, but knowledge about their associated fungal communities remains relatively limited.

May 28, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Cassandra L. Ettinger |Jonathan Eisen

AbstractPhoronids are a phylum of animals with only ~12 described species, all of which are marine filter feeders that build external tubes for shelter and produce chemical deterrents against predators. Many tube-building invertebrates host distinct microbial communities and even have obligate symbionts for survival in sulfur-rich marine sediments. However, the microbiome of phoronids has yet to be comprehensively described.