2004年3月4日 · Here we show that released coral mucus efficiently traps organic matter from the water column and rapidly carries energy and nutrients to the reef lagoon sediment, which acts as a biocatalytic...

2011年11月15日 · There has been an exponential increase in coral mucus research over the last 5 years, attracting attention from coral biologists and reef ecologists. The most active area has been the study of microbial structure and function associated with mucus, and very recent findings have increased our understanding of the roles of microbes in coral ...

2024年1月5日 · Coral mucus synthesis occurs in coral polyps from mucocyte cells. The mucus has a combination of nutrients provided by both the coral and endosymbiont. The released mucus acts as a first line of defense, with various properties against microbial pathogens, UV radiation and other stressors that influence the health of the corals.

2024年6月18日 · To investigate the variation of mucus carbohydrate compositions among coral species, we analyzed the composition of mucosal carbohydrate building blocks (i.e., monosaccharides) for five species...

2017年7月14日 · Generally corals release mucus under stressed conditions such as defense against biofouling, pathogens, UV radiation, sedimentation, pollutants, and desiccation. Even water currents and temperature or salinity changes can be a cause of mucus release.

2011年11月15日 · The main findings of this review are that coral mucus is produced by all corals investigated to date and fulfils important biological roles in the coral. To achieve the necessary gel-forming properties of mucus, highly specialised glycoproteins, mucins, evolved that have been conserved in domain architecture throughout the animal kingdom.

2018年12月31日 · Coral mucus is continuously released by most corals and acts as an important protective barrier and as a substrate for host-associated microbial communities due to its complex composition of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins. On a reef scale, coral mucus functions as a particle trap, thereby retaining nutrients and energy in the ecosystem.

2024年1月5日 · Coral mucus synthesis occurs in coral polyps from mucocyte cells. The mucus has a combination of nutrients provided by both the coral and endosymbiont. The released mucus acts as a...

2023年11月1日 · The healthy coral mucus of both Acropora sp. and Porites sp. coral species exhibited poor hydrogen peroxide scavenging properties than the diseased coral mucus. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) determined a significant increase in (more 12.75 % (p < 0.05)) hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity in the diseased Porites sp . mucus than in ...

Coral mucus synthesis occurs in coral polyps from mucocyte cells. The mucus has a combination of nutrients provided by both the coral and endosymbiont. The released mucus acts as a first line of defense, with various properties against microbial pathogens, UV radiation and other stressors that influence the health of the corals.