Yehuda (Hudi) Benayahu

E. Gutner-Hoch, R. Martins, T. Oliveira, F. Maia, A. M. V. M. Soares, S. Loureiro, C. Piller 1, Iris Preiss 1, Michal Weis, S. B. Larroze, T. Teixeira, J. Tedim, Y. Benayahu            

Antimacrofouling efficacy of innovative Inorganic nanomaterials loaded with booster biocides

DOI: 10.3390/jmse6010006           

J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2018, 6 (1), 6

 

E. Gilad, S. M. Kidwell, Y. Benayahu, Y. Edelman-Furstenberg

Unrecognized loss of seagrass communities based on molluscan death assemblages: historic baseline shift in tropical Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea 

DOI: 10.3354/meps12492

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. Vol. 589, 2018 (pp. 73–83)

 

Y. Benayahu, L. P. van Ofwegen, C. S. McFadden

Evaluating the genus Cespitularia Milne Edwards & Haime, 1850 and descriptions of new genera of the family Xeniidae (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea)

DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.754.2336  

ZooKeys Vol. 754, 2018 (pp. 63–101)

 

D. Benayahu, M. Sharabi, L. Pomeraniec, L. Awad, R. Haj-Ali, Y. Benayahu                          

Unique Collagen Fibers for Biomedical Applications.

DOI: 10.3390/md16040102

Mar. Drugs Vol. 23, 2018 16 (4). pii: E102

 

X. Velasquez, D. M. A. Bolaños, Y. Benayahu  

New records of cotylean flatworms (Platyhelminthes: Polycladida:  Rhabditophora) from coastal habitats of Israel

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4438.2.2           

ZOOTAXA Vol. 4438, 2018 (pp. 237–260)

 

M. H Schleyer, L. Bigot, Y. Benayahu

Coral Reefs of the Glorieuses Islands, Western Indian Ocean

DOI: 10.2989/1814232X.2018.1512525

Afr. J. Mar. Sci. Vol. 40, 2018 (pp. 331-339)

 

Y. Benayahu, L. P. van Ofwegen, C. F. Dai, M. S. Jeng, K. Soong, A. Shlagman, S. W. Du, P. Hong, N. H. Imam, A. Chung, T. Wu, C. S. McFadden 

The octocorals of Dongsha Atoll (South China Sea): an iterative approach to species identification using classical taxonomy and molecular barcodes

DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2018.57-50

Zool. Stud. Vol. 57, 2018 (pp. 1-26) 

 

R. Liberman, T. Shlesinger, Y. Loya, Y. Benayahu

Octocoral sexual reproduction: temporal disparity between mesophotic and shallow populations

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00445

Frontiers | Marine Science Vol. 5, 2018 (pp. 1-14) doi: 10.3389/fmars.2018.00445

 

Y. Benayahu, T. Bridge, P. L. Colin, R. Liberman, C. McFadden, O. Pizarro, M. H Schleyer, E. Shoham, B. Reijnen, M. Weis, J. Tanaka

Octocorals of the Indo-Pacific

Mesophotic coral ecosystems of the World (Loya Y., Puglise K., Bridge T. eds) 

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-92735-0_38   

Springer, New York. 2019 

 

V. Denis, D. Soto, S. De Palmas, Y. T. V. Lin, Y. Benayahu, Y. M. Huang, S.-L. Liu, J.-W. Chen, Q. Chen, N Sturaro, M.-J. Ho, Y. Su, C. F. Dai, C. A. Chen   

Mesophotic Coral Ecosystems in Taiwan 

Mesophotic coral ecosystems of the World (Loya Y., Puglise K., Bridge T. eds)            

Springer, New York. 2019

 

E. Shoham, T. Prohaska, Z. Barkai, A. Zitek, Y. Benayahu

Soft corals form aragonite-precipitated columnar spiculite in mesophotic reefs

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37696-z

Scientific Reports 2019 

 

C. S. McFadden, A. Gonzalez, R. Imada, S. S. Shi, P. Hong, M. Ekins, Y. Benayahu

Molecular operational taxonomic units reveal restricted geographic ranges and regional endemism in the Indo-Pacific octocoral family Xeniidae

DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13543

J. Biogeography 2019 

 

E. Gutner-Hoch, R. Martins, F. Maia, T. Oliveira, M. Shpigel, M. Weis, J. Tedim, Y. Benayahu

Toxicity of engineered micro- and nanomaterials with antifouling properties of the brine shrimp Artemia salina and embryonic stages of the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.031

Environ. Poll. 2019 (pp. 530-537)

    

A. M. Quattrini, T. Wu, K. Soong, M.-S. Jeng, Y. Benayahu, C. S. McFadden               

A next generation approach to species delimitation reveals the role of hybridization in a cryptic species complex of corals

DOI: 10.1186/s12862-019-1427-y

BMC Evolutionary Biology 2019 19: 116  

 

J. D. Reimer, H. Kise1, M. E. A. Santos1 D. J. Lindsay, R. L. Pyle, J. M. Copus, B. W. Bowen, M. Nonaka, T. Higashiji, Y. Benayahu

Exploring the Biodiversity of Understudied Benthic Taxa at Mesophotic and Deeper Depths:  Examples from the Order Zoantharia (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia)

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00305

Frontiers | Marine Science 2019 

        

A. Halász, C. S. McFadden, R. Toonen, Y. Benayahu

Re-description of type material of Xenia Lamarck, 1816 (Octocorallia: Xeniidae)

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4652.2.1

Zootaxa 2019 4652 (2): 201–239

 

M.H. Schleyer, N. J. Downey-Breedt, Y. Benayahu

Species composition of Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) on coral reefs at Europa Island and associated connectivity across the Mozambique Channel

DOI: 10.1007/s12526-019-00975-7

Marine Biodiversity 2019 

   

I. Freire, E. Gutner-Hoch, A. Muras, Y. Benayahu, A. Otero

The effect of bacteria on planula-larvae settlement and metamorphosis in the octocoral Rhytisma fulvum fulvum

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223214

PLOS ONE 2019 

 

E. Nikolaivits, A. Agrafiotis, A. Termentzi, K. Machera, G. Le Goff, P. Alvarez, S. Chavanich, Y. Benayahu, J. Ouazzani, N. Fokialakis, E. Topakas

Unraveling the detoxification mechanism of 2,4-dichlorophenol by marine-derived mesophotic symbiotic fungi isolated from marine invertebrates

DOI: 10.3390/md17100564  

Marine Drugs 2019 17(10): 564

 

G. Le Goff, P. Lopez, G. Arcile, E. Van-Elslande, P. Retailleau, J.-F. Gallard, P. Vlachou, M. Weis, Y. Benayahu, N. Fokialakis, J. Ouazzani 

Impact of the cultivation technique on the production of secondary metabolites by Chrysosporium lobatum TM-237-S5, isolated from the

sponge Acanthella cavernosa

DOI:10.3390/md17120678 

17, 678; Marine Drugs 2019            

  

A.-F. A. Trompeta, I. Preiss, F. Ben-Ami, Y. Benayahu, C. A. Charitidis 

Toxicity testing of MWCNTs to aquatic organisms

DOI: 10.1039/c9ra06672a

RSC Advances 2019, 9, 36707   

 

M. Grossowicz, E. Shemesh, S. Martinez, Y. Benayahu, D. Tchernov

New evidence of Melithaea erythraea colonization in the Mediterranean

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106652

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 2020, 236:106652

 

E. Nikolaivits, A. Agrafiotis, E. Baira, G. Le Goff, N. Tsafantakis, S. Apple Chavanich, Y. Benayahu, J. Ouazzani, N. Fokialakis, E. Topakas 

Degradation mechanism of 2,4-dichlorophenol by fungi isolated from marine invertebrates

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106652

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2020 

 

M. Michailidis, E. Gutner-Hoch, R. Wengier, R. Onderwater, R.A. D’Sa, Y. Benayahu, A. Semenov, V. Vinokurov, D. G. Shchukin 

Highly effective functionalized coatings with antibacterial and antifouling properties

DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c00998

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng. 2020 

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D. Benayahu, L. Pomeraniec, S. Shemesh, S. Heller, Y. Rosenthal, L. Rath-Wolfson, Y. Benayahu

Biocompatibility of a Marine Collagen-Based Scafold In Vitro and In Vivo

DOI:10.3390/md18080420 

Marine Drugs 2020, 18, 420

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J. A. A. Lalas, Y. Benayahu, M. V. Baria-Rodriguez 

Community structure and size-frequency distribution of soft corals in a heavily disturbed reef system in northwestern Philippines. 

Doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111871 

Mar. Poll. Bull. 2020, 111871

   

R. Liberman, M. Fine, Y. Benayahu 

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. 2021, 163

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Y. Benayahu, L. P. Van Ofwegen, J. P. Ruiz-Allais, C. S. McFadden

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), 2021 (pp. 330–34)

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J. P. Ruiz-Allais, Y. Benayahu, O. M. Lasso-Alcalá

The invasive octocoral Unomia stolonifera (Alcyonacea, Xeniidae) is dominating the benthos in the Southeastern Caribbean Sea

Mem. Fund. La Salle Cienc. Nat. Vol. 79, 2021 (pp. 63-80)

   

A. Muras, S. Larroze, C. Mayera, T. Teixeira, R. Wengier, Y. Benayahu, A. Otero

Evaluation of the anti-fouling efficacy of Bacillus licheniformis extracts under environmental Conditions

DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2021.711108

Frontiers | Marine Science 2021

 

D. Benayahu, Y. Benayahu

A unique marine-derived collagen: Its characterization towards biocompatibility applications for tissue regeneration

Doi: 10.3390/md19080419

Mar. Drugs 2021, 19(8), 419

 

J.L. Drake, Y. Benayahu, I. Polishchuk, B. Pokroy, I. Pinkas, T. Mass

Sclerites of the soft coral Ovabunda macrospiculata (Xeniidae) are predominantly the metastable CaCO 3 polymorph vaterite

Doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.08.051

Acta Biomaterialia 2021

 

Y. Benayahu, M. Ekins, C.S. McFadden

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 2021, 5072: 324–350

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C. Ferrier-Pagès, V. Bednarz, R. Grover1, Y. Benayahu, J.-F. Maguer, C. Rottier, J. Wiedenmann, M. Fine  

Symbiotic stony and soft corals: Is their host-algae relationship really mutualistic at lower mesophotic reefs?

Doi: 10.1002/lno.1199

Limnol. Oceanogr. 2021, 9999: 1–11

 

X. Louka, A.D. Sklirou, G. Le Goff, P. Lopes, E.D. Papanagnou, M.S. Manola, Y. Benayahu, J. Ouazzani, I.P. Trougakos

Isolation of an extract from the soft coral symbiotic microorganism Salinispora arenicola exerting cytoprotective and anti-aging effects

Doi: 10.3390/cimb44010002

Curr. Issues Mol. Biol. 2022, 44: 14–30

 

Y. Benayahu, M. Ekins, L.P. van Ofwegen, K. Samimi-Namin, C.S. McFadden

On some encrusting Xeniidae (Octocorallia): Re-examination of the type material of Sansibia flava (May, 1898) and a description of new taxa 

Zootaxa 2022