Marine Center Publications 2021

Muras, S. Larroze, C. Mayera, T. Teixeira, R. Wengier,Y. Benayahu, A. Otero (2021). Evaluation of the anti-fouling efficacy of Bacillus licheniformis extracts under environmental Conditions DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.711108 Frontiers | Marine Science

Ferrier-Pagès, V. Bednarz, R. Grover1,Y. Benayahu, J.-F. Maguer, C. Rottier, J. Wiedenmann, M. Fine  (2021). Symbiotic stony and soft corals: Is their host-algae relationship really mutualistic at lower mesophotic reefs? Doi: 10.1002/lno.1199 Limnol. Oceanogr. 9999: 1–11

Benayahu, Y. Benayahu (2021). A unique marine-derived collagen: Its characterization towards biocompatibility applications for tissue regeneration Doi: 10.3390/md19080419 Mar. Drugs 19(8), 419

P. Ruiz-Allais, Y. Benayahu, O. M. Lasso-Alcalá (2021). The invasive octocoral Unomia stolonifera (Alcyonacea, Xeniidae) is dominating the benthos in the Southeastern Caribbean Sea Mem. Fund. La Salle Cienc. Nat. Vol. 79, pp. 63-80

J.L. Drake, Y. Benayahu, I. Polishchuk, B. Pokroy, I. Pinkas, T. Mass (2021). Sclerites of the soft coral Ovabunda macrospiculata (Xeniidae) are predominantly the metastable CaCO 3 polymorph vaterite Doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.08.051Acta Biomaterialia

Liberman, M. Fine, Y. Benayahu(2021). Simulated climate change scenarios impact the reproduction and early life stages of soft coral DOIi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105215 Mar. Environ. Res. 163

Benayahu, L. P. Van Ofwegen, J. P. Ruiz-Allais, C. S. McFadden (2021). Revisiting the type of Cespitularia stolonifera Gohar, 1938 leads to the description of a new genus and a species of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea)  DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4964.2.5  Zootaxa Vol. 4964 (2), (pp. 330–34)

Benayahu, M. Ekins, C.S. Mcfadden (2021). Overview of the genus Sympodium Ehrenberg, 1834 (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea, Xeniidae), with the description of new species, revealing regional endemism Doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5072.4.2 Zootaxa  5072: 324–350

Ben-Zvi O., Wangpraseurt D., Bronstein O., Eyal G., Loya Y. (2021). Photosynthesis and bio-optical properties of fluorescent mesophotic corals. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8(389).

Dorchin, N., Shachar E., Friedman A. L. L., Bronstein O. (2021). Reclassification of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae: Cecidomyiini) from Amaranthaceae, with description of ten new species based on an integrative taxonomic study. Insects, 12(12): 1126.

Yuasa H., Kajitani R., Nakamura Y., Takahashi K., Okuno M., Kobayashi F., Shinoda T., Toyoda A., Suzuki Y., Thongtham N., Forsman Z., Bronstein O., et al. (2021). Elucidation of the speciation history of three sister species of crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster spp.) based on genomic analysis. DNA Research, 28(4).

Bédry, R., L. de Haro, Y. Bentur, N. Senecha , B. S. Galil (2021) Toxicological risks on the human health of populations living around the Mediterranean Sea linked to the invasion of non-indigenous marine species from the Red Sea: a review. Toxicon 191: 69-82.

Costello MJ, Dekeyzer S, Galil BS, Hutchings P, Katsanevakis S, Pagad S,  et al. (2021) Introducing the World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Management of Biological Invasions 12(4): 792–811

Douek J, Paz G, Gayer K, Mendelson M, Rinkevich B, Galil BS (2021) An outbreak of Perna perna (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Mytilidae) in the Eastern Mediterranean. BioInvasion Records 10(1):136-148.

Fanelli E., Bianchelli S., Foglini F., Canals M., Castellan G., Güell-Bujons Q., Galil B., Goren M., Evans J., Fabri M.-C., Ciuffardi T., Schembri P.J., Taviani M., Danovaro R. (2021) Identifying priorities for the protection of deep Mediterranean Sea ecosystems through an integrated approach. Frontiers of Marine Science 8, 698890

Galil BS, Paz G, Yudkovski Y, Goren M, Lubinevsky H, Douek J, Rinkevich B (2021) Infection of Lophoura edwardsi Kölliker, 1853 (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Sphyriidae), on the hollowsnout grenadier Coelorinchus caelorhincus  (Risso, 1810) (Pisces: Macrouridae) from the Eastern Mediterranean. Zoology in the Middle East 47(2), 7 pp

Giallongo G, Douek J, Harbuzova Z, Galil BS, Rinkevich B (2021)  Long-term changes in population genetic features of a rapid expanding marine invader: implication for invasion success. Biological Invasions 23,  2541–2552

Gomez F, Galil BS (2021) Comments on the “Mediterranean alien harmful algal blooms” by Marampouti et al. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2020: 1-2

Moore M, Edwards M, Galil BS, Simcock A, Vethaak D (2021) World Ocean Assessment II,Chapter 8B  Human health as affected by the ocean, 30-52 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351249045_World_Ocean_Assessment_II_Chapter_22_Invasive_species [online 21 April,  accessed May 03 2021].

Steger J, Bošnjak M, Belmaker J, Galil BS, Zuschin M, Albano PG (2021) Non-indigenous molluscs in the Eastern Mediterranean have distinct traits and cannot replace historic ecosystem functioning. Global Ecology and Biogeography 31:89-102.

Therriault TW, Campbell ML, Deidun A, Galil BS, Hewitt CL, Inglis G, Ojaveer H, Park C, Qiao B, Ruwa R, Schwindt E (2021) World Ocean Assessment II, Chapter 22, Invasive species, 343-356, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/351249045_World_Ocean_Assessment_II_Chapter_22_Invasive_species [online 21 April, accessed May 03 2021].

Galil, B.S., Mienis, H.K., Hoffman, R. & Goren, M., 2021. Correction to: Non-indigenous species along the Israeli Mediterranean coast: tally, policy, outlook. Hydrobiologia, 848 (9): 2031.

Galil, B.S., Mienis, H.K., Hoffman, R. & Goren, M., 2021. Non-indigenous species along the Israeli Mediterranean coast: tally, policy, outlook. Hydrobiologia, 848 (9): 2011-2029.

Ben-Tal A, Shenkar N, Paz A, Conley K, Sutherland K, Yahel G (2021) High mucous-mesh production by the ascidian Herdmania momus. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 663:223-228

Gordon T, Upadhyay AK, Manni L, Huchon D, Shenkar N (2021) And then there were three…: Extreme regeneration ability of the solitary chordate Polycarpa mytiligera Front Cell Dev Biol 9: 793‏

Gordon T, Zaquin T, Kowarsky MA, Voskoboynik Y, Hendin N, Wurtzel O, Caicci F, Manni L, Voskoboynik A, Manni L, Shenkar N (2021) Stemness activity underlying whole brain regeneration in a basal chordate. bioRxive 10.1101/2021.10.24.465595

Jacobi Y, Shenkar N, Ward EJ, Rosa M, Ramon GZ, Shavit U, Yahel G (2021) Evasive plankton: Size‐independent particle capture by ascidians. Limnol and Oceanogr https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11658

Navon G, Novak L, Shenkar N (2021). Proteomic changes in the solitary ascidian Herdmania momus following exposure to the anticonvulsant medication carbamazepine. Aquat Toxicol 237: 105886

Vered G, Shenkar N (2021) Monitoring plastic pollution in the oceans. Curr Opin Toxicol 27:60-68

Maureaud AA, et al. (including Goren M van Rijn I, Belmaker J) (2021).  Are we ready to track climate-driven shifts in marine species across international boundaries? – A global survey of scientific bottom trawl data. Global Change Biology,  27, 220-236  

Stern N., Rothman S. B. S. (2021). An alarming mariculture breach in a coral reef: alien barramundi Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790) at the Northern Red Sea. BioInvasions Records 10(1): 181–187.

Kolátková, V., Čepička, I., Hoffman, R. and Vohník M. (2021). Marinomyxa gen. nov. accommodates gall-forming parasites of the tropical to subtropical seagrass genus Halophila and constitutes a novel deep-branching lineage  within Phytomyxea (Rhizaria: Endomyxa). Microbial Ecology. 81: 673–686

Hoffman, R., (2021). Ecological significance of the late occurrence of Halophila stipulacea (Hydrocharitaceae, Tracheophyta) on the southern Levantine Mediterranean shores of Israel. Oceanography and Fisheries 14: 1-4 (Published online)

Goren, M. (2021) The Ichthyodiversity of the Red Sea: A Unique Extension of the Indian Ocean Biota. In: L. A. Jawad. The Arabian Seas: Biodiversity, Environmental Challenges and Conservation Measures. Springer Nature: 625-335.

Kovačić, M., Lipej, L., Dulčić, J., Iglesias, S. P., & Goren, M. (2021). Evidence-based checklist of the Mediterranean Sea fishes. Zootaxa, 4998(1), 1-115.‏

Goren M., and Stern N. (2021). Cryptocentrus steinhardti (Actinopterygii; Gobiidae): a new species of shrimp-goby, and a new invasive to the Mediterranean Sea. PeerJ 9:e12136, 1-16.

Golden, D., Koehn, J., Shepon, A., Passarelli, S.,…,Thilsted, S., )2021). Aquatic Foods to Nourish Nations, Nature.

Gephart, J., Henriksson, P., Parker, R., Shepon, A.,… Max Troell, (2021). The environmental performance of blue foods, Nature, 597, 360-365

Shepon, A., Gephart, J., Golden, C., Henriksson, P., Jones, R., Koehn, Z., Eshel, G., (2021). Exploring sustainable aquaculture development using a nutrition-sensitive approach. Global Environmental changes, 69, 102285.

Heeli C. Schechter, Nimrod Getzov, Hamoudi Khalaily, Ianir Milevski, A. Nigel Goring-Morris, Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer. )2021(. Exceptional shell depositions at PPNB Yiftahel. Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 37: 102944. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2021.102944

Micka Ullman, Lena Brailovsky, Julia Abramov, Daniella E. Bar-Yosef Mayer, Elisabetta Boaretto, Valentina Caracuta, Heeli C. Schechter, Michael B. Toffolo, Steve Weiner, Lior Weissbrod, Roni Zuckerman-Cooper, Vladimir Wulf Avrutis and Amos Frumkin. )2021(. The Early Pre-Pottery Neolithic B site at Nesher-Ramla Quarry, Israel. Quaternary International. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2021.04.019

Ofer Marder, Lotan Edeltin, Talia Abulafia, Israel Hershkovitz, Solene Caux, Francesco Berna, Daniella Bar-Yosef-Mayer, et al. (2021). Preliminary observations on the Levantine Aurignacian sequence of Manot Cave: cultural affiliations and regional perspectives. 2020. Journal of Human Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2019.102705