Coppola U, Kamal AK, Stolfi A, Ristoratore F (2020) The Cis-Regulatory Code for Kelch-like 21/30 Specific Expression in Ciona robusta Sensory Organs. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.569601

Coppola U, Olivo P, D’Aniello E, Johnson CJ, Stolfi A, Ristoratore F (2020) Rimbp, a New Marker for the Nervous System of the Tunicate Ciona robusta. Genes 11: 1006. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11091006

D’Aniello E, Paganos P, Anishchenko E, D’Aniello S, Arnone MI (2020) Comparative Neurobiology of Biogenic Amines in Animal Models in Deuterostomes.  8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.587036

Eliso MC, Bergami E, Manfra L, Spagnuolo A, Corsi I (2020) Disclose nanoplastic toxicity on the embryogenesis of the ascidian Ciona robusta (Phylum Chordata). Nanotoxicology: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/17435390.2020.1838650

Eliso MC, Manfra L, Savorelli F, Tornambè A, Spagnuolo A (2020) New approaches on the use of tunicates (Ciona robusta) for toxicity assessments. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27: 32132-32138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-09781-2

Esposito MC, Boni R, Cuccaro A, Tosti E, Gallo A (2020) Sperm Motility Impairment in Free Spawning Invertebrates Under Near-Future Level of Ocean Acidification: Uncovering the Mechanism. Frontiers in Marine Science 6. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00794

Gallo A, Boni R, Tosti E (2020) Gamete quality in a multistressor environment. Environment International 138: 105627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105627

Gallo A, Boni R, Tosti E (2020) Neurobiological activity of conotoxins via sodium channel modulation. Toxicon 187: 47-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.08.019

Gallo A, Esposito MC, Cuccaro A, Buia MC, Tarallo A, Monfrecola V, Tosti E, Boni R (2020) Adult exposure to acidified seawater influences sperm physiology in Mytilus galloprovincialis: Laboratory and in situ transplant experiments. Environmental Pollution 265: 115063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115063

Gallo A, Tosti E (2020) Reproductive Processes of Marine Animals as Biomarker for Environmental Stress Impact. Encyclopedia of Marine Biotechnology. pp. 3283-3298.  https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119143802.ch146

Kumar A, Buia MC, Palumbo A, Mohany M, Wadaan MAM, Hozzein WN, Beemster GTS, AbdElgawad H (2020) Ocean acidification affects biological activities of seaweeds: A case study of Sargassum vulgare from Ischia volcanic CO₂ vents. Environmental Pollution 259: 113765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113765

Macel M-L, Ristoratore F, Locascio A, Spagnuolo A, Sordino P, D’Aniello S (2020) Sea as a color palette: the ecology and evolution of fluorescence. Zoological Letters 6: 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40851-020-00161-9

Milito A, Murano C, Castellano I, Romano G, & Palumbo A (2020) Antioxidant and immune response of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus to different re-suspension patterns of highly polluted marine sediments. Marine Environmental Research 160:104978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104978

Milito A, Orefice I, Smerilli A, Castellano I, Napolitano A, Brunet C, Palumbo A (2020) Insights into the Light Response of Skeletonema marinoi: Involvement of Ovothiol. Marine Drugs 18: 477. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18090477

Morroni L, d’Errico G, Sacchi M, Molisso F, Armiento G, Chiavarini S, Rimauro J, Guida M, Siciliano A, Ceparano M, Aliberti F, Tosti E, Gallo A, Libralato G, Patti FP, Gorbi S, Fattorini D, Nardi A, Di Carlo M, Mezzelani M, Benedetti M, Pellegrini D, Musco L, Danovaro R, Dell’Anno A, Regoli F (2020) Integrated characterization and risk management of marine sediments: The case study of the industrialized Bagnoli area (Naples, Italy). Marine Environmental Research 160: 104984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104984

Murano C, Agnisola C, Caramiello D, Castellano I, Casotti R, Corsi I, & Palumbo A (2020) How sea urchins face microplastics: Uptake, tissue distribution and immune system response. Environmental Pollution 264:114685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114685

Pazzaglia J, Santillán-Sarmiento A, Helber SB, Ruocco M, Terlizzi A, Marín-Guirao L, Procaccini G (2020) Does Warming Enhance the Effects of Eutrophication in the Seagrass Posidonia oceanica? Frontiers in Marine Science 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.564805

The Technological Platforms Section is composed by the Units BAC (Bioinformatics, Computational Analysis and Data Management), CMA (Advanced Microscopy Center), CSAM (Sequencing and Molecular Analyses Center) and MoTAX (Taxonomy of Marine Organisms). The Section provides support for structural and molecular studies on marine organisms. Thanks to the strong interaction with the researchers of the Stazione Zoologica and with the Section Access to Marine Ecosystems and Environmental Analysis, The Section Technological Platforms continuously develops experimental procedures to meet the Institute’s needs. The different expertise present in the Section allow the identification of new combination of services useful to strengthen the portfolio of activities of the Institute.

The section consists of 4 cores facilities:

• Bioinformatics, Computational Analysis & Data Management (BAC)
• Centre for Advanced Microscopy (CeMA)
• Molecular Sequencing & Analysis Center (CSAM)
• Taxonomy of Marine Organisms (MOTax)

Coordinator

Pasquale De Luca

Tel. +39 081 5833453
Fax: +39 081 7641355
e-mail pasquale.deluca(at)szn.it

Angilè F, Del Coco L, Girelli CR, Basso L, Rizzo L, Piraino S, Stabili L, Fanizzi FP (2020) ¹H NMR Metabolic Profile of Scyphomedusa Rhizostoma pulmo (Scyphozoa, Cnidaria) in Female Gonads and Somatic Tissues: Preliminary Results. Molecules 25: 806. doi:10.3390/molecules25040806

Armeli Minicante S, Piredda R, Finotto S, Bernardi Aubry F, Acri F, Pugnetti A, Zingone A (2020) Spatial diversity of planktonic protists in the Lagoon of Venice (LTER-Italy) based on 18S rDNA. Advances in Oceanography and Limnology 11(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/aiol.2020.8961

Armeli Minicante S, Piredda R, Quero GM, Finotto S, Bernardi Aubry F, Bastianini M, Pugnetti A, Zingone A (2019) Habitat Heterogeneity and Connectivity: Effects on the Planktonic Protist Community Structure at Two Adjacent Coastal Sites (the Lagoon and the Gulf of Venice, Northern Adriatic Sea, Italy) Revealed by Metabarcoding. Frontiers in Microbiology 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02736

Asai S, Sanges R, Lauritano C, Lindeque PK, Esposito F, Ianora A, Carotenuto Y (2020) De Novo Transcriptome Assembly and Gene Expression Profiling of the Copepod Calanus helgolandicus Feeding on the PUA-Producing Diatom Skeletonema marinoi. Marine Drugs 18: 392. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18080392

Aurelle D, Tariel J, Zuberer F, Haguenauer A, Ribout C, Masmoudi M, Kara H, Chaoui L, Garrabou J, Ledoux JB, & Gambi MC (2020) Genetic insights into recolonization processes of Mediterranean octocorals. Marine Biology 167(6):73. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-020-03684-z

Battaglia P, Pagano L, Consoli P, Esposito V, Granata A, Guglielmo L, Pedá C, Romeo T, Zagami G, Vicchio TM, Guglielmo R, Andaloro F (2020) Consumption of mesopelagic prey in the Strait of Messina, an upwelling area of the central Mediterranean Sea: feeding behaviour of the blue jack mackerel Trachurus picturatus (Bowdich, 1825). Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers 155: 103158.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2019.103158

Belharet M, Di Franco A, Calò A, Mari L, Claudet J, Casagrandi R, Gatto M, Lloret J, Sève C, Guidetti P, Melià P (2020) Extending full protection inside existing marine protected areas, or reducing fishing effort outside, can reconcile conservation and fisheries goals. Journal of Applied Ecology 57: 1948-1957. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13688

Bennett NJ, Calò A, Di Franco A, Niccolini F, Marzo D, Domina I, Dimitriadis C, Sobrado F, Santoni M-C, Charbonnel E, Trujillo M, Garcia-Charton J, Seddiki L, Cappanera V, Grbin J, Kastelic L, Milazzo M, Guidetti P (2020) Social equity and marine protected areas: Perceptions of small-scale fishermen in the Mediterranean Sea. Biological Conservation 244: 108531. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108531

Biagi E, Caroselli E, Barone M, Pezzimenti M, Teixido N, Soverini M, Rampelli S, Turroni S, Gambi MC, Brigidi P, Goffredo S, Candela M (2020) Patterns in microbiome composition differ with ocean acidification in anatomic compartments of the Mediterranean coral Astroides calycularis living at CO₂ vents. Science of the Total Environment 724: 138048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138048

Blowes SA, Chase JM, Di Franco A, Frid O, Gotelli NJ, Guidetti P, Knight TM, May F, McGlinn DJ, Micheli F, Sala E, Belmaker J.  (2020) Mediterranean marine protected areas have higher biodiversity via increased evenness, not abundance. Journal of Applied Ecology. 57(3):578-89. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13549.

Calcinai B, Cerrano C, Núñez-Pons L, Pansini M, Thung DC, Bertolino M (2020) A New Species of Spongilla (Porifera, Demospongiae) from a Karst Lake in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8: 1008. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8121008

Cerrano C, Bavestrello G, Bertolino M, Pansini M, NúñezPons L, Sarti M, Do Cong T, Calcinai B. (2020) The Ha Long Bay Marine Ecosystem. An Unprecedented Opportunity for Evolutionary Studies on Marine Taxa, In: Innovations in Land, Water and Energy for Vietnam’s Sustainable Development, eds: . Mariano Anderle. Nature Springer, pp. 45-52. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-51260-6

Chimienti G, Rizzo L, Kaleb S, Falace A, Fraschetti S, Giosa FD, Tursi A, Barbone E, Ungaro N, Mastrototaro F (2020) Rhodolith Beds Heterogeneity along the Apulian Continental Shelf (Mediterranean Sea). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8: 813. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8100813

Colletti A, Savinelli B, Di Muzio G, Rizzo L, Tamburello L, Fraschetti S, Musco L, Danovaro R (2020) The date mussel Lithophaga lithophaga: Biology, ecology and the multiple impacts of its illegal fishery. Science of the Total Environment 744: 140866. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140866

Crocetta F, Riginella E, Lezzi M, Tanduo V, Balestrieri L, Rizzo L (2020) Bottom-trawl catch composition in a highly polluted coastal area reveals multifaceted native biodiversity and complex communities of fouling organisms on litter discharge. Marine Environmental Research 155: 104875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104875

D'Alessandro M, Castriota L, Maggio T, Nasi F, Carletti M, Auriemma R, Romeo T, Del Negro P (2019) Spiophanes adriaticus, a new species from the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315419001061

D’Ambra I, Lauritano C (2020) A Review of Toxins from Cnidaria. Marine Drugs 18: 507  https://doi.org/10.3390/md18100507

Di Franco A, Hogg KE, Calò A, Bennett NJ, Sévin-Allouet M-A, Esparza Alaminos O, Lang M, Koutsoubas D, Prvan M, Santarossa L, Niccolini F, Milazzo M, & Guidetti P (2020) Improving marine protected area governance through collaboration and co-production. Journal of Environmental Management 269:110757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110757

Di Genio S, Gaglioti M, Meneghesso C, Barbieri F, Cerrano C, Gambi MC (2021) Phenology and ecology of the alien seagrass Halophila stipulacea in its northern range limit in the Mediterranean Sea. Aquatic Botany 168: 103304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquabot.2020.103304

Di Lorenzo M, Guidetti P, Di Franco A, Calò A, Claudet J (2020) Assessing spillover from marine protected areas and its drivers: A meta-analytical approach. Fish and Fisheries 21: 906-915. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12469

Elagoz AM, Ambrosino L, Lauritano C. (2020) De novo transcriptome of the diatom Cylindrotheca closterium identifies genes involved in the metabolism of anti-inflammatory compounds. Scientific Reports,10(1):4138. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61007-0.

Esposito V, Canese S, Scotti G, Bo M, De Vittor C, Andaloro F, Romeo T (2019) Spiculosiphon oceana (foraminifera) and its affinity to intermediate stress conditions in the Panarea hydrothermal complex (Mediterranean Sea). Marine Biodiversity Records 12: 23. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41200-019-0183-4

Fabbrizzi E, Scardi M, Ballesteros E, Benedetti-Cecchi L, Cebrian E, Ceccherelli G, De Leo F, Deidun A, Guarnieri G, Falace A, Fraissinet S, Giommi C, Mačić V, Mangialajo L, Mannino AM, Piazzi L, Ramdani M, Rilov G, Rindi L, Rizzo L, Sarà G, Souissi JB, Taskin E, Fraschetti S (2020) Modeling Macroalgal Forest Distribution at Mediterranean Scale: Present Status, Drivers of Changes and Insights for Conservation and Management. Frontiers in Marine Science 7.  doi: 10.3389/fmars.2020.00020

Filogna S, Iacovacci V, Vecchi F, Musco L, Menciassi A (2020) Protrusion mechanism study in sipunculid worms as model for developing bio-inspired linear actuators. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16: 026008. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/abc671

Fiorini F, Borgonuovo C, Ferrante MI, Brönstrup M (2020) A Metabolomics Exploration of the Sexual Phase in the Marine Diatom Pseudo-nitzschia multistriata. Marine Drugs 18: 313. https://doi.org/10.3390/md18060313

Foo SA, Koweek DA, Munari M, Gambi MC, Byrne M, Caldeira K. (2020) Responses of sea urchin larvae to field and laboratory acidification. Science of The Total Environment. 723:138003. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138003.

Gaglioti M, Vega Fernández T, Musco L, Gambi MC (2020) Habitat and benthic diversity in the bay of Bagnoli and surrounding areas (Gulf of Naples, Italy): A historical baseline for environmental restoration. Marine Environmental Research 157: 104925. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104925

Gallo A, Esposito MC, Cuccaro A, Buia MC, Tarallo A, Monfrecola V, Tosti E, Boni R (2020) Adult exposure to acidified seawater influences sperm physiology in Mytilus galloprovincialis: Laboratory and in situ transplant experiments. Environmental Pollution 265: 115063. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115063

Gambi C, Dell’Anno A, Corinaldesi C, Lo Martire M, Musco L, Da Ros Z, Armiento G, Danovaro R (2020) Impact of historical contamination on meiofaunal assemblages: The case study of the Bagnoli-Coroglio Bay (southern Tyrrhenian Sea). Marine Environmental Research 156: 104907. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104907

Giangrande A, Pierri C, Del Pasqua M, Gravili C, Gambi MC, Gravina MF. (2020) The Mediterranean in check: Biological invasions in a changing sea. Marine Ecology, 41(2):e12583. doi: 10.1111/maec.12583.

Giuliani ME, Accoroni S, Mezzelani M, Lugarini F, Bacchiocchi S, Siracusa M, Tavoloni T, Piersanti A, Totti C, Regoli F, Rossi R, Zingone A, Gorbi S (2019) Biological Effects of the Azaspiracid-Producing Dinoflagellate Azadinium dexteroporum in Mytilus galloprovincialis from the Mediterranean Sea. Marine Drugs 17: 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/md17100595

Gorniak R, Riginella E, Koschnick N, Laptikhovsky V. (2020) First data on the daily food consumption by Antarctic fish Trematomus hansoni (Actinopterygii: Perciformes: Nototheniidae) in captivity. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria, 50:121-5. doi: 10.3750/AIEP/02739.

Granata A, Bergamasco A, Battaglia P, Milisenda G, Pansera M, Bonanzinga V, Arena G, Andaloro F, Giacobbe S, Greco S, Guglielmo R, Spanò N, Zagami G, Guglielmo L (2020) Vertical distribution and diel migration of zooplankton and micronekton in Polcevera submarine canyon of the Ligurian mesopelagic zone (NW Mediterranean Sea). Progress in Oceanography 183: 102298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102298

Gregorin C, Musco L, Somma E, Zupo V (2020) Behavioural Responses of the Colonial Sea Squirt Botrylloides violaceus Oka to Suspended Food Micro-Particles in Laboratory Cultures. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8: 1021. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8121021

Guglielmo R, Bergamasco A, Minutoli R, Patti FP, Belmonte G, Spanò N, Zagami G, Bonanzinga V, Guglielmo L, Granata A (2019) The Otranto Channel (South Adriatic Sea), a hot-spot area of plankton biodiversity: pelagic polychaetes. Scientific Reports 9: 19490. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55946-6

Ibarbalz FM, Henry N, Brandão MC, Martini S, Busseni G, Byrne H, Coelho LP, Endo H, Gasol JM, Gregory AC, Mahé F, Rigonato J, Royo-Llonch M, Salazar G, Sanz-Sáez I, Scalco E, Soviadan D, Zayed AA, Zingone A, Labadie K, Ferland J, Marec C, Kandels S, Picheral M, Dimier C, Poulain J, Pisarev S, Carmichael M, Pesant S, Acinas SG, Babin M, Bork P, Boss E, Bowler C, Cochrane G, de Vargas C, Follows M, Gorsky G, Grimsley N, Guidi L, Hingamp P, Iudicone D, Jaillon O, Karp-Boss L, Karsenti E, Not F, Ogata H, Poulton N, Raes J, Sardet C, Speich S, Stemmann L, Sullivan MB, Sunagawa S, Wincker P, Pelletier E, Bopp L, Lombard F, Zinger L (2019) Global Trends in Marine Plankton Diversity across Kingdoms of Life. Cell 179: 1084-1097.e1021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.008

Kumar A, Buia MC, Palumbo A, Mohany M, Wadaan MAM, Hozzein WN, Beemster GTS, AbdElgawad H (2020) Ocean acidification affects biological activities of seaweeds: A case study of Sargassum vulgare from Ischia volcanic CO₂ vents. Environmental Pollution 259: 113765. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113765

La Mesa M, Calì F, Riginella E, Mazzoldi C, Jones CD (2020) Biological parameters of the High-Antarctic icefish, Cryodraco antarcticus (Channichthyidae) from the South Shetland Islands. Polar Biology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02617-x

Langeneck J, Del Pasqua M, Licciano M, Giangrande A, Musco L (2020). Atypical reproduction in a syllid worm: the stolon of Syllis rosea (Annelida, Syllidae) takes care of its offspring. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0025315420000119

Lauritano C, Martínez KA, Battaglia P, Granata A, de la Cruz M, Cautain B, Martín J, Reyes F, Ianora A, Guglielmo L. (2020) First evidence of anticancer and antimicrobial activity in Mediterranean mesopelagic species. Scientific Reports, 10(1):4929. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61515-z.

Lauritano C, Roncalli V, Ambrosino L, Cieslak MC, Ianora A (2020) First De Novo Transcriptome of the Copepod Rhincalanus gigas from Antarctic Waters. Biology 9: 410. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology9110410

Llope M, de Carvalho-Souza GF, Baldó F, González-Cabrera C, Jiménez MP, Licandro P, Vilas C (2020) Gulf of Cadiz zooplankton: Community structure, zonation and temporal variation. Progress in Oceanography 186: 102379. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pocean.2020.102379

Ludeno G, Uttieri M (2020) Editorial for Special Issue “Radar Technology for Coastal Areas and Open Sea Monitoring”. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8: 560. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/8/8/560

Manfellotto F, Stella GR, Falciatore A, Brunet C, Ferrante MI (2020) Engineering the Unicellular Alga Phaeodactylum tricornutum for Enhancing Carotenoid Production. Antioxidants 9: 757. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9080757

Marcer F, Tosi F, Franzo G, Vetri A, Ravagnan S, Santoro M, Marchiori E (2020) Updates on Ecology and Life Cycle of Sulcascaris sulcata (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Mediterranean Grounds: Molecular Identification of Larvae Infecting Edible Scallops. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 7. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2020.00064

Margiotta F, Balestra C, Buondonno A, Casotti R, D'Ambra I, Di Capua I, Gallia R, Mazzocchi MG, Merquiol L, Pepi M, Percopo I, Saggiomo M, Sarno D, Zingone A (2020) Do plankton reflect the environmental quality status? The case of a post-industrial Mediterranean Bay. Marine Environmental Research 160: 104980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104980

Martínez-Crego B, Vizzini S, Califano G, Massa-Gallucci A, Andolina C, Gambi MC, Santos R. (2020) Resistance of seagrass habitats to ocean acidification via altered interactions in a tri-trophic chain. Scientific Reports, 10(1):5103. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-61753-1.

Marzocchi U, Palma E, Rossetti S, Aulenta F, Scoma A (2020) Parallel artificial and biological electric circuits power petroleum decontamination: The case of snorkel and cable bacteria. Water Research 173: 115520. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2020.115520

MECCA S., CASOLI E., ARDIZZONE G., & GAMBI MC (2020). Effects of ocean acidification on phenology and epiphytes of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica at two CO₂ vent systems of Ischia (Italy). Mediterranean Marine Science, 21(1), 70-83. doi:https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.20795

Mertens KN, Adachi M, Anderson DM, Band-Schmidt CJ, Bravo I, Brosnahan ML, Bolch CJS, Calado AJ, Carbonell-Moore MC, Chomérat N, Elbrächter M, Figueroa RI, Fraga S, Gárate-Lizárraga I, Garcés E, Gu H, Hallegraeff G, Hess P, Hoppenrath M, Horiguchi T, Iwataki M, John U, Kremp A, Larsen J, Leaw CP, Li Z, Lim PT, Litaker W, MacKenzie L, Masseret E, Matsuoka K, Moestrup Ø, Montresor M, Nagai S, Nézan E, Nishimura T, Okolodkov YB, Orlova TY, Reñé A, Sampedro N, Satta CT, Shin HH, Siano R, Smith KF, Steidinger K, Takano Y, Tillmann U, Wolny J, Yamaguchi A, Murray S (2020) Morphological and phylogenetic data do not support the split of Alexandrium into four genera. Harmful Algae 98: 101902. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2020.101902

Moltó V, Hernández P, Sinopoli M, Besbes-Benseddik A, Besbes R, Mariani A, Gambin M, Alemany F, Morales-Nin B, Grau AM, Camiñas JA, Báez JC, Vasconcellos M, Ceriola L, Catalán IA (2020) A Global Review on the Biology of the Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) and Its Fishery in the Mediterranean Sea: Advances in the Last Two Decades. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture: 1-45. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2020.1757618

Morroni L, d’Errico G, Sacchi M, Molisso F, Armiento G, Chiavarini S, Rimauro J, Guida M, Siciliano A, Ceparano M, Aliberti F, Tosti E, Gallo A, Libralato G, Patti FP, Gorbi S, Fattorini D, Nardi A, Di Carlo M, Mezzelani M, Benedetti M, Pellegrini D, Musco L, Danovaro R, Dell’Anno A, Regoli F (2020) Integrated characterization and risk management of marine sediments: The case study of the industrialized Bagnoli area (Naples, Italy). Marine Environmental Research 160: 104984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104984

Murano C, Agnisola C, Caramiello D, Castellano I, Casotti R, Corsi I, & Palumbo A (2020) How sea urchins face microplastics: Uptake, tissue distribution and immune system response. Environmental Pollution 264:114685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114685

Nguyen HM, Kim M, Ralph PJ, Marín-Guirao L, Pernice M, & Procaccini G (2020) Stress Memory in Seagrasses: First Insight Into the Effects of Thermal Priming and the Role of Epigenetic Modifications. Frontiers in Plant Science 11(494). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00494

Osuna-Cruz CM, Bilcke G, Vancaester E, De Decker S, Bones AM, Winge P, Poulsen N, Bulankova P, Verhelst B, Audoor S, Belisova D, Pargana A, Russo M, Stock F, Cirri E, Brembu T, Pohnert G, Piganeau G, Ferrante MI, Mock T, Sterck L, Sabbe K, De Veylder L, Vyverman W, Vandepoele K (2020) The Seminavis robusta genome provides insights into the evolutionary adaptations of benthic diatoms. Nature Communications 11: 3320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17191-8

Pargana A, Musacchia F, Sanges R, Russo MT, Ferrante MI, Bowler C, Zingone A (2019) Intraspecific Diversity in the Cold Stress Response of Transposable Elements in the Diatom Leptocylindrus aporus. Genes 11: 9. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11010009

Pazzaglia J, Santillán-Sarmiento A, Helber SB, Ruocco M, Terlizzi A, Marín-Guirao L, Procaccini G (2020) Does Warming Enhance the Effects of Eutrophication in the Seagrass Posidonia oceanica? Frontiers in Marine Science 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.564805

Pelusi A, De Luca P, Manfellotto F, Thamatrakoln K, Bidle KD, Montresor M  (2020) Virus-induced spore formation as a defense mechanism in marine diatoms. New Phytologist n/a. doi:10.1111/nph.16951

Pelusi A, Margiotta F, Passarelli A, Ferrante MI, Ribera d'Alcalà M, Montresor M (2020). Density-dependent mechanisms regulate spore formation in the diatom Chaetoceros socialis. Limnology and Oceanography Letters n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/lol2.10159

Pieretti N, Lo Martire M, Corinaldesi C, Musco L, Dell’Anno A, Danovaro R (2020) Anthropogenic noise and biological sounds in a heavily industrialized coastal area (Gulf of Naples, Mediterranean Sea). Marine Environmental Research 159: 105002. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105002

Pola L, Cerrano C, Pica D, Markantonatou V, Gambi MC & B. Calcinai (2020) Macrofaunal communities in the Gioia Canyon (Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy). The European Zoological Journal 87: 122-130. https://doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1725665

Radashevsky VI, Malyar VV, Pankova VV, Gambi MC, Giangrande A, Keppel E, Nygren A, Al-Kandari M, Carlton JT (2020) Disentangling invasions in the sea: molecular analysis of a global polychaete species complex (Annelida: Spionidae: Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata). Biological Invasions.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02346-x

Retelletti Brogi S, Balestra C, Casotti R, Cossarini G, Galletti Y, Gonnelli M, Vestri S, Santinelli C (2020) Time resolved data unveils the complex DOM dynamics in a Mediterranean river. Science of the Total Environment 733: 139212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139212

Riginella E, Correale V, Marino IAM, Rasotto MB, Vrbatovic A, Zane L, Mazzoldi C (2020) Contrasting life-history traits of two sympatric smooth-hound species: implication for vulnerability. Journal of Fish Biology, 1– 5. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14262

Ruocco M, Ambrosino L, Jahnke M, Chiusano ML, Barrote I, Procaccini G, Silva J, Dattolo E (2020) m⁶A RNA Methylation in Marine Plants: First Insights and Relevance for Biological Rhythms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21: 7508. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21207508

Ruocco M, Entrambasaguas L, Dattolo E, Milito A, Marín-Guirao L, Procaccini G (2020) A king and vassals' tale: Molecular signatures of clonal integration in Posidonia oceanica under chronic light shortage. Journal of Ecology 00: 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13479.

Ruocco N, Bertocci I, Munari M, Musco L, Caramiello D, Danovaro R, Zupo V, Costantini M (2020) Morphological and molecular responses of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus to highly contaminated marine sediments: The case study of Bagnoli-Coroglio brownfield (Mediterranean Sea). Marine Environmental Research 154: 104865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104865

Russo E, Lauritano C, d’Ippolito G, Fontana A, Sarno D, von Elert E, Ianora A, Carotenuto Y (2020) RNA-Seq and differential gene expression analysis in Temora stylifera copepod females with contrasting non-feeding nauplii survival rates: an environmental transcriptomics study. BMC Genomics 21: 693.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07112-w

Santoro M, Marchiori E, Cassini R, Drigo M, Iaccarino D, Di Nocera F, Degli Uberti B, De Luca G, D’Amore M, Centelleghe C, Pietrobelli M, Marcer F (2020) Epidemiology of blood flukes (Digenea: Spirorchiidae) in sea turtles from Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Seas, off Italy. Parasites & Vectors 13: 52. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-3922-9

Santoro M, Marchiori E, Palomba M, Uberti Bd, Marcer F, Mattiucci S (2020) The Mediterranean Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) as Intermediate Host for the Anisakid Sulcascaris sulcata (Nematoda), a Pathogen Parasite of the Mediterranean Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta). Pathogens 9: 118. doi:10.3390/pathogens9020118

Santoro M, Viscardi M, Boccia F, Borriello G, Lucibelli MG, Auriemma C, Anastasio A, Veneziano V, Galiero G, Baldi L, Fusco G. (2020) Parasite Load and STRs Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii Isolates From Mediterranean Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) in Southern Italy. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11(355). doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00355.

Sato S, Nanjappa D, Dorrell RG, Vieira FRJ, Kazamia E, Tirichine L, Veluchamy A, Heilig R, Aury J-M, Jaillon O, Wincker P, Fussy Z, Obornik M, Muñoz-Gómez SA, Mann DG, Bowler C, Zingone A (2020) Genome-enabled phylogenetic and functional reconstruction of an araphid pennate diatom Plagiostriata sp. CCMP470, previously assigned as a radial centric diatom, and its bacterial commensal. Scientific Reports 10: 9449. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65941-x

Saviano S, Cianelli D, Zambianchi E, Conversano F, Uttieri M (2020) An Integrated Reconstruction of the Multiannual Wave Pattern in the Gulf of Naples (South-Eastern Tyrrhenian Sea, Western Mediterranean Sea). Journal of Marine Science and Engineering 8: 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse8050372

Saviano S, De Leo F, Besio G, Zambianchi E, Uttieri M (2020) HF Radar Measurements of Surface Waves in the Gulf of Naples (Southeastern Tyrrhenian Sea): Comparison With Hindcast Results at Different Scales. Frontiers in Marine Science 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2020.00492

Savinelli B, Vega Fernández T, Galasso NM, D'Anna G, Pipitone C, Prada F, Zenone A, Badalamenti F, Musco L (2020) Microplastics impair the feeding performance of a Mediterranean habitat-forming coral. Marine Environmental Research 155: 104887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104887

Schirinzi GF, Pedà C, Battaglia P, Laface F, Galli M, Baini M, Consoli P, Scotti G, Esposito V, Faggio C, Farré M, Barceló D, Fossi MC, Andaloro F, Romeo T (2020) A new digestion approach for the extraction of microplastics from gastrointestinal tracts (GITs) of the common dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus) from the western Mediterranean Sea. Journal of Hazardous Materials 397: 122794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122794

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Taxonomy has always been part of the scientific activities at Stazione Zoologica. Since its founding, numerous worldwide-recognised specialists have conducted seminal studies on the morphology and biology of the flora and fauna of the Gulf of Naples. Over the years, taxonomy has evolved along with technological development and has been fully integrated within forefront ecological and evolutionary research.
The Marine Organism Taxonomy (MOTax) Unit is a specialized counseling center which exploits advanced resources, skills and expertise that are available today at the SZN for the taxonomy and identification of various groups of marine organisms. Merging traditional morphological approaches and modern technologies such as electron microscopy and barcoding, MOTax provides a wide range of services that include the identification of individual specimens, isolation and cultivation of certified target microalgal organisms, sorting, species identification and counting in benthic and plankton samples in ecological and monitoring projects. As part of SZN's higher education activities, MOTax offers individual training and organizes advanced courses on the taxonomy of marine organisms.
The team is composed by expert taxonomists who are connected to a network of marine taxonomists from Italy and all over Europe. MOTax taxonomists undergo quality assurance auditing that certifies the compliance of the analytical methods used with international standards.

Services Provided

PHYTOPLANKTON
• Isolation, cultivation and identification of algal strains
• Identification and counting of natural marine samples to Class, Genus or Species level
• Search and identification of toxic microalgae (including Ostreopsis and other potentially toxic benthic microalgae)
• Estimation of cellular carbon content
• Provision of images in light and electron microscopy
• Barcoding

ZOOPLANKTON
• Sample identification and counting to Class, Genus or Species level
• Sorting
• Biomass of whole sample or selected species (wet or dry weight)
• Provision of drawings and images in light and electron microscopy
• Barcoding

MACROZOOBENTHOS
• Species identification
• Sorting
• Provision of images in light microscopy
• Barcoding
• Data analyses

Responsible

Diana Sarno

Tel. +39 081 5833282
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