@claudiavaga.bsky.social
Systematic, evolutionary history, and taxonomy of stony corals.
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Postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History.
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Postdoctoral researcher at the Smithsonian Natural Museum of Natural History.
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New Nature paper!
Vaga et al. (2025) reconstruct a time-calibrated phylogeny of stony (scleractinian) corals, which suggests that some could be resilient to climate change.
Congrats @claudiavaga.bsky.social
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Vaga et al. (2025) reconstruct a time-calibrated phylogeny of stony (scleractinian) corals, which suggests that some could be resilient to climate change.
Congrats @claudiavaga.bsky.social
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
A global coral phylogeny reveals resilience and vulnerability through deep time - Nature
The most recent common ancestor of the stony coral Scleractinia dates to about 460 million years ago and was probably a solitary, heterotrophic and free-living organism.
doi.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New Nature paper!
Vaga et al. (2025) reconstruct a time-calibrated phylogeny of stony (scleractinian) corals, which suggests that some could be resilient to climate change.
Congrats @claudiavaga.bsky.social
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Vaga et al. (2025) reconstruct a time-calibrated phylogeny of stony (scleractinian) corals, which suggests that some could be resilient to climate change.
Congrats @claudiavaga.bsky.social
Link to paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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This is an INCREDIBLE advance in our understanding of coral diversification. 🪸🎉 Fantastic new work led by @claudiavaga.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A global coral phylogeny reveals resilience and vulnerability through deep time - Nature
The most recent common ancestor of the stony coral Scleractinia dates to about 460 million years ago and was probably a solitary, heterotrophic and free-living organism.
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is an INCREDIBLE advance in our understanding of coral diversification. 🪸🎉 Fantastic new work led by @claudiavaga.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
November 25, 2024 at 6:41 PM
𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁!
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
Meet 𝘛𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 Vaga, Migotto & Kitahara, 2021—a zoantharian coral described from SE Brazil by @claudiavaga.bsky.social and colleagues (doi.org/10.1080/1745...).
Fun Fact:
𝘛. 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘪 forms symbiotic relationships with sponges rather than reef-building corals.🦑🧪🌊🐙
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Welcome to the Coral Lab! 🪸
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This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7
🦑🧪🌊🐙
This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Welcome to the Coral Lab! 🪸
🦑🧪🌊🐙
This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7
🦑🧪🌊🐙
This page shares new research and discoveries related to coral taxonomy, systematics, and evolutionary history.
To kick things off, here’s a few of our favorite coral research and discoveries of 2024!
A thread 🧵1/7