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ArticleInternational journal of microbiology2026

Microbial Communities Vary by Body Region but Remain Consistent Across Color Morphs in the Solitary Ascidian

Brenna Hutchings, Susanna López-Legentil, Lauren M Stefaniak, Marie L Nydam, Patrick M Erwin

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Article in International journal of microbiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Brenna HutchingsDepartment of Biology & Marine Biology, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, uncw.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2376-230X
Susanna López-LegentilDepartment of Biology & Marine Biology, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, uncw.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8737-6729
Lauren M StefaniakDepartment of Marine Science, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina, USA, coastal.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6746-0750
Marie L NydamLife Sciences Concentration, SOKA University of America, Aliso Viejo, California, USA, soka.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2038-4235
Patrick M ErwinDepartment of Biology & Marine Biology, Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, uncw.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9276-0020

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ascidians are filter-feeding marine invertebrates that display inter- and intraspecific color variation and host diverse microbiomes. Although color variation has been used as an indicator of speciation and correlated with distinct microbiome structure in some colonial species, there is limited research on microbiome variation across color morphs and body regions in solitary ascidians. To address these knowledge gaps, three color morphs (purple, orange, and intermediate shades of pink) of the solitary Belizean ascidian

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PMID42668720
PMCPMC13525377

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