Publications
Resulting Publications and Presentations
Mobley, A. S., L. Busutil, S. P. Leys, M. C. Diaz, R. Collin, and R. W. Thacker. 2008. Phototactic responses of larvae from the marine sponge Xestospongia proxima. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. San Antonio, Texas.
Thacker, R. W., R. Collin, M. C. Diaz, G. Lambert, R. Rocha, and C. Lambert. 2007. Training in Tropical Taxonomy: Training for new investigators in the field and laboratory. 36th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2007. Cryptic diversity of symbiotic cyanobacteria in coral reef sponges: host-specificity and ecological significance. 36th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
Kimble, S. J. A., R. W. Thacker, and M. C. Diaz. 2007. Sponge diversity on mangrove roots: Does size matter? 36th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting. Atlanta, Georgia.
Thacker, R. W. 2007. Evolutionary specialization of sponge-cyanobacteria symbioses: co-speciation vs. colonization. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix, Arizona.
Collin, R., L. Weigt, A. Driskell, R. Rocha, M.-P. Miglietta, and R. W. Thacker. 2007. All Bocas Barcoding Alliance, Part 1: DNA barcoding of the marine organisms of Bocas del Toro, Panama. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix, Arizona.
Thacker, R. W., R. Collin, M. C. Diaz, G. Lambert, R. Rocha, and C. Lambert. 2007. Training in Tropical Taxonomy: Training for new investigators in the field and laboratory. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix, Arizona.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2007. Host-specificity of sponge-associated unicellular cyanobacteria, Candidatus Synechococcus spongiarum. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix, Arizona.
Kimble, S. J. A., R. W. Thacker, and M. C. Diaz. 2007. Sponge diversity on mangrove roots: Does size matter? Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Phoenix, Arizona.
Thacker, R. W. 2006. Cyanobacterial symbionts of marine sponges: Current status and new directions. Roundtable presentation for Marine Sponges as Microbial Fermenters. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Vienna, Austria.
Thacker, R. W., and P. M. Erwin. 2006. Contributions of cyanobacterial symbionts to host sponge metabolism. 11th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology. Vienna, Austria.
Thacker, R. W., and P. M. Erwin. 2006. Cyanobacterial symbionts of marine sponges: Evolutionary specialization and contributions to host sponge metabolism. 5th International Symbiosis Society Congress. Vienna, Austria.
Thacker, R. W., M. C. Diaz, K. Rützler, P. M. Erwin, S. J. A. Kimble, and M. J. Pierce. 2006. Filamentous cyanobacterial symbionts of Caribbean sponges. 7th International Sponge Symposium. Búzios, Brazil.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2006. Incidence, identity and importance of photosynthetic symbionts in shallow-water coral reef sponge communities. 7th International Sponge Symposium. Búzios, Brazil.
Diaz, M. C., R. W. Thacker, and K. Rützler. 2006. Haliclona sp. nov. and Xestospongia sp. nov.: Two new sponge species from Bocas del Toro (Panama) with a unique cyanobacterial association. 7th International Sponge Symposium. Búzios, Brazil.
Schlöder, C., R. W. Thacker, and D. Gochfeld. 2006. Effect of anthropogenic disturbance on sponge community structure and disease incidence. 7th International Sponge Symposium. Búzios, Brazil.
Diaz, M. C., R. W. Thacker, G. Muricy, and R. Collin. 2006. Taxonomy and ecology of Caribbean sponges: Effective training for new investigators. 7th International Sponge Symposium. Búzios, Brazil.
Thacker, R. W. 2006. Sponge-cyanobacteria symbioses. Symbiofest 2006. Athens, Georgia.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2006. Photosynthetic symbionts of Panamanian coral reef sponges. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Alabama Academy of Science. Troy, Alabama.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2006. Sponge-photosymbiont associations in Caribbean coral reefs of Panama. 35th Annual Benthic Ecology Meeting. Quebec City, Quebec.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2006. Symbiosis between Caribbean coral reef sponges and cyanobacteria. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Diaz, M. C., R. W. Thacker, and R. Collin. 2006. Taxonomy and ecology of Caribbean sponges: effective training for new investigators. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Orlando, Florida.
Erwin, P. M., and R. W. Thacker. 2006. Incidence and importance of photosynthetic symbionts in shallow-water sponge communities. Annual Meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology. Orlando, Florida.
Erwin, P. M. and R. W. Thacker. 2008. Cryptic diversity of the symbiotic cyanobacterium Synechococcus spongiarum among sponge hosts. Molecular Ecology. In press.
Erwin, P. M. and R. W. Thacker. 2008. Phototrophic nutrition and symbiont diversity of two Caribbean sponge-cyanobacteria symbioses. Marine Ecology Progress Series. In press.
Erwin, P. M. and R. W. Thacker. 2007. Incidence and identity of photosynthetic symbionts in Caribbean coral reef sponge communities. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 87: 1683-1692.
Thacker, R. W., M. C. Diaz, K. Rützler, P. M. Erwin, S. J. A. Kimble, M. J. Pierce, and S. L. Dillard. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships among the filamentous cyanobacterial symbionts of Caribbean sponges and a comparison of photosynthetic production between sponges hosting filamentous and unicellular cyanobacteria. In: Custódio, M. R., G. Lôbo-Hajdu, E. Hajdu, and G. Muricy (eds.). Porifera Research: Biodiversity, Innovation, and Sustainability, Série Livros 28. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. pp. 621-626.
Diaz, M. C., R. W. Thacker, and K. Rützler. 2007. Haliclona (Soestella) walentinae (Chalinidae, Haplosclerida) and Xestospongia bocatorensis (Petrosiidae, Haplosclerida), two new sponge species from Caribbean Panamá with filamentous cyanobacterial symbionts. In: Custódio, M. R., G. Lôbo-Hajdu, E. Hajdu, and G. Muricy (eds.). Porifera Research: Biodiversity, Innovation, and Sustainability, Série Livros 28. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. pp. 31-36.
Gochfeld, D. J., C. Schlöder, and R. W. Thacker. 2007. Effects of anthropogenic disturbance on sponge community structure and disease prevalence in Bocas del Toro, Panamá. In: Custódio, M. R., G. Lôbo-Hajdu, E. Hajdu, and G. Muricy (eds.). Porifera Research: Biodiversity, Innovation, and Sustainability, Série Livros 28. Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. pp. 335-343.
Erwin, P. M. and R. W. Thacker. 2007. Phylogenetic analyses of marine sponges within the order Verongida: a comparison of morphological and molecular data. Invertebrate Biology 126(3): 220-234.
Diaz, M. C., R. W. Thacker and R. Collin. 2006. Taxonomy and Ecology of Caribbean Sponges: Effective Training for New Investigators. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 45(6): 1124.
Valderrama, D. F., J. C. Márquez, M. A. Romero. 2006. Aplysina fulva (Pallas, 1776) and Aplysina cauliformis (Carter, 1882) from shallow coral areas of Isla Coló, Panamá 7th International Sponge Symposium. Buzios, Brasil.
McLean, E. L. and P. M. Yoshioka. 2006. Overgrowth of gorgonians by various sponges 7th International Sponge Symposium. Buzios, Brasil.
Bocas del Toro Tunicates
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