A. Schuster

Independent origins of spicules reconcile palaeontological and molecular evidence of the evolutionary history of sponges

The paper reconciles molecular and fossil evidence by showing sponges emerged in the early Ediacaran without spicules, which evolved independently multiple times later.

Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia

This study examines the transcriptomic responses of two sponge species and their microbial symbionts to seasonal anoxia and hypoxia, revealing species-specific adaptations and limited metabolic changes under low oxygen conditions.

Formate Promotes Invasion and Metastasis by Activating Fatty Acid Synthesis and Matrix Metalloproteinases

The effects of seasonal anoxia on the microbial community structure in demosponges in a marine lake (Lough Hyne, Ireland)

This paper investigates how seasonal anoxia affects microbial communities in sponge species in a marine lake, finding that some sponges rely on specific symbionts for anoxic tolerance.

Divergence times in demosponges (Porifera): first insights from new mitogenomes and the inclusion of fossils in a birth-death clock model

This study estimates divergence times in demosponges using mitogenomes and a fossilized birth-death model, supporting a Neoproterozoic origin and revised timing for key evolutionary events.