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Octocorallia:
Ecology, Species diversity,
Systematics and Phylogeny, Zoogeography, Life history,
Reproductive biology, Onset of symbiosis with zooxanthellae,
Ultrastructure, Feeding, Resistance to UV radiation,
Farming, Natural products and biomaterials, Chemical
ecology.
Conservation
of coastal marine environment :
Recruitment of invertebrates and fish onto artificial
reefs, Ecosystem-restoration.
Invertebrate Biology : Biodiversity of the
Red Sea and the Mediterranean , Invasive biology,
Anthropogenic impacts on coral reefs and littoral
habitats, Effects of antifouling paints on marine
fauna, Efficiency of environmentally friendly antifouling
paints.
Research
scuba diving since
1972; Leader and member of scientific expeditions
to the reefs of the Red Sea, South Africa, Kenya,
Tanzania, Reunion, Guam, Ryukyu Archipelago (Japan),
Taiwan, Fiji, Palau, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong,
Korea etc.

Curatorial
responsibilities : Managing scientific collections,
Developing educational programs.
My
laboratory is engaged in research on various topics
in marine biology. Following are abstracts of four
such projects:
1.Phylogeny
of the octocorals (phylum Cnidaria), family Xeniidae:
Application of molecular and morphology based approaches
(jointly with Catherine S. McFadden, Harvey Mudd
College, Clarmont, California; and Robert J. Toonen
, University of Hawaii, Hawaii).
Octocorals
are common throughout the Indo-Pacific coral reefs
and play an important role in both the ecology and
biodiversity of the ecosystem, yet they remain dramatically
less studied in comparison to scleractinian corals.
The project uses a multi-disciplinary approach to
study the phylogeny of octocorals of the family Xeniidae,
a highly abundant component of coral reef communities,
particularly in the Red Sea . We consider the current
genus-level taxonomy of Xeniidae as a phylogenetic
hypothesis, and use molecular characters to determine
whether or not morphologically-defined genera represent
monophyletic groups. The objectives of the project
are: (1) to provide identifications of Red Sea Xeniidae
based on traditional morphological characters; (2)
to produce an illustrated taxonomic key to the xeniids
that can be used by both specialists and amateurs
to identify species; (3) to construct a robust genus-level
molecular phylogeny for the family as well as species-level
phylogenies for the most diverse Red Sea genera; and
(4) to test for congruence between morphologically-defined
taxonomic groups and distinct clades supported by
the molecular phylogeny.
2.
Hydrodynamics
of contact of larvae with substrate (jointly with
Prof. G. Zilman, Faculty of Engineering, TAU)
Colonization
of surfaces by larvae of marine organisms, including
motile invertebrates, is a fundamental phenomenon
of the marine environment with practical applications
in engineering and biotechnology. Combating the biofouling
of man-made underwater structures is a constant and
prolonged scientific and engineering problem. Conversely,
harvesting of attached colonies of marine organisms
and increasing their yield is a relatively new problem
relating to the production of chemical compounds that
can be used as new effective drugs. We
consider a larva as a hydrodynamic particle.
In our project we include the self-propulsion of a
larva in the analysis of its curvilinear motion, which
is affected by the flow vorticity. To formulate the
basic hypothesis of our study, we used the observations
of Crisp (1955), who noted that larvae react to flow
shear by using self-propulsion. We formulated the
equations of motion of a self-propelled larva as for
a rigid body with six degrees of freedom. We then
calculated the hydrodynamic forces acting on the larva
according to the existing theories of low and moderate
Reynolds numbers.
T he project experimental
ly stud
ied the
motion of larvae
in linear shear flow. The Couette flow apparatus,
which has been built at TAU,
is used to visualize
the trajectories of larvae and to measure the probability
of their contact with the walls of the tank and of
a protruding cylinder.
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. DynaLearn:
Engaging and informative tools for imparting conceptual
system knowledge (jointly with D. Meduisar,
R. Nachmias, J. Ram and M. Leibe, School of Education
and Dror Zurel, Department of Zoology, TAU and other
EU consortium members)
Conceptual
knowledge of a system’s behavior is crucial in order
for society to understand and successfully interact
with the environment. Acquiring this expertise is
therefore a valuable aspect of science education.
Despite this importance, there is an alarming decline
in the number of students choosing science subjects.
The DynaLearn project seeks to address this problem
by integrating well-established, but currently independent
technological developments, and utilizing the added
value that emerges. Diagrammatic representations will
be used for learners to articulate, analyze and communicate
ideas, and thereby construct their conceptual knowledge.
Ontology mapping will be used to find and match co-learners
working on similar ideas to provide individualized
and mutually beneficial learning opportunities, and
virtual characters will be used to make the interaction
engaging and motivating. The development of the workbench
will be tuned to fit key topics from environmental
science curricula, and evaluated and further improved
in the context of existing curricula using case studies.

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. The microbiology
of an invasive marine oyster (Bivalavia) (jointly
with Dr. U. Gophna, Department of Molecular Microbiology
and Biotechnology, TAU)
Biological
invasions in the marine environment represent a recognized
worldwide threat to the integrity of native communities,
economy and human health. Of the many factors that
may promote or prevent a successful invasion, microbial
pathogens and symbionts are attracting increased attention.
The eastern Mediterranean Sea is susceptible to biological
invasions, with the greatest influx of invaders resulted
from the opening of the Suez Canal , which allowed
the entry of Erythrean biota. The Indo-Pacific oyster
Chama pacifica was first recorded from the
Israeli Mediterranean coast of Israel in 1993. The
microbiology of this species and its effect on the
efficiency of the invasion and on the invaded ecosystem
has not been explored. Bacteria are captured as food
in marine bivalves, but may also accumulate in their
digestive tract and gills. The project compares between
the microbiology of the oyster populations in the
Red Sea and the Mediterranean , aiming at understanding
the processes that facilitated the invasion. For this
purpose we use Automated Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer
Analysis (ARISA), Length Heterogeneity PCR analysisr
(LH) and 16s rRNA clone libraries methods, in an attempt
to characterize possible symbiotic and parasitic bacteria.
In addition, a comparison between the reproductive
biology of oysters in the two ecosystems is carried
out.
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1. Y. Benayahu,
Y. Loya
Space partitioning by stony corals, soft corals and
benthic algae on the coral reefs of the northern Gulf
of Eilat (Red Sea).
Helgol. wiss. Meeresunt. , Vol. 3O, 1977 (pp. 362-382)
2. Y. Kashman, M. Bodner, Y. Loya, Y. Benayahu
Cembrolids from marine origin (Red Sea), survey and
isolation of new Sinulariolide derivatives.
Isr. J. Chem. , Vol. 16, 1977 (pp. 1-3)
3. J. Verseveldt, Y. Benayahu
Description of one old and five new species of Alcyonacea
(Coelenterata: Octocorallia) from the Red Sea.
Zool. Meded. Leiden , Vol. 53, 1978 (pp. 57-74)

4. Y. Kashman, Y. Loya, M. Bodner, A. Groweiss, Y.
Benayahu, N. Naveh
Gas-liquid chromatograms of sesquiterpenes as finger
prints for soft-coral identification.
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 55, 1980 (pp. 255-259)
5. S. Carmely, Y. Kashman, Y. Loya, Y. Benayahu
New prostaglandin (PGF) derivatives from the soft
coral Lobophytum depressum .
Tetra. Lett. , Vol. 21, 1980 (pp. 875-878)
6. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Competition for space among coral reef sessile organisms
at Eilat, Red Sea.
Bull. Mar. Sci. , Vol. 31, 1981 (pp. 514-522)
7. Y. Benayahu
A new species of Metalcyonium (Octocorallia:
Alcyonacea) from the Red Sea.
Zool. Meded. Leiden , Vol. 56(16), 1982 (pp. 197-201)
8. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Surface
brooding in the Red Sea soft coral Parerythropodium
fulvum fulvum (Forskal, 1775).
Biol. Bull. , Vol. 165, 1983 (pp. 353-369)
9. J. Verseveldt, Y. Benayahu
On two old and fourteen new species of Alcyonacea
(Coelenterata, Octocorallia) from the Red Sea.
Zool. Verhand. Leiden , Vol. 208, 1983 (pp. 1-33)
10. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Life
history studies on the Red Sea soft coral Xenia
macrospiculata Gohar, 1940. I. Annual dynamics
of gonadal development.
Biol. Bull ., Vol. 166, 1984 (pp. 32-43)
11. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Life
history studies on the Red Sea soft coral Xenia
macrospiculata Gohar, 1940. II. Planulae shedding
and post larval development.
Biol. Bull ., Vol. 166, 1984 (pp. 44-53)
12. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Substratum preferences and planulae settling of two
Red Sea alcyonaceans: Xenia macrospiculata Gohar
and Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum (Forskal).
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol ., Vol. 83, 1984 (pp. 249-261)
13. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Settlement and recruitment of a soft coral: Why is
Xenia macrospiculata a successful colonizer?
Bull. Mar. Sci ., Vol. 36, 1985 (pp. 177-188)
14. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Sexual
reproduction of a soft coral: Synchronous and brief
annual spawning of Sarcophyton glaucum (Quoy
& Gaimard, 1833).
Biol. Bull. , Vol. 170, 1986 (pp. 32-42)
15. T. Berner, Y. Achituv, Z. Dubinsky, Y. Benayahu
Pattern of distribution and adaptation to different
irradiance levels of zooxanthellae in the soft coral
Litophyton arboreum (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea).
Symbiosis , Vol. 3, 1987 (pp. 23-40)
16. W.M. Goldberg, Y. Benayahu
Spicule formation in a gorgonian coral Pseudoplexaura
flagellosa 1. Demonstration of intracellular
and extracellular growth and the effect of ruthenium
red during decalcification.
Bull. Mar. Sci. , Vol. 40, 1987 (pp. 287-303)
17. W.M. Goldberg, Y. Benayahu
Spicule formation in the gorgonian coral Pseudoplexaura
flagellosa 2. Calcium localization by antimonate
precipitation.
Bull. Mar. Sci. , Vol. 40, 1987 (pp. 304-310)
18. Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Long-term
recruitment of soft-corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea)
on artificial substrata at Eilat (Red Sea).
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. , Vol. 38, 1987 (pp. 161-167)

19. D. Green, S. Carmely, Y. Benahayu, Y. Kashman
Antheliolide A & B: Two new C24-Acetoacetylated
diterpenoids of the soft coral Anthelia glauca
.
Tetra. Lett. , Vol. 29, 1988 (pp. 1605-1608)
20. Y. Benayahu, Y. Achituv, T. Berner
Embryogenesis
and acquisition of algal symbionts by planulae of
Xenia umbellata (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea).
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 100, 1988 (pp. 93-101)
21. A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu, I. Goldberg, Y. Kashman
Alkaloid metabolites of the marine tunicate Eudistoma
sp. : Segoline A,
Isosegoline A and Nor-segoline.
Tetra. Lett. , Vol. 29, 1988 (pp. 3861-3862)
22. A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu, I. Goldberg, Y. Kashman
Eilatin,
a novel alkaloid from the marine tunicate Eudistoma
sp.
Tetra. Lett ., Vol. 29, 1988 (pp. 6655-6656)
23. Y. Benayahu, T. Berner, . Achituv
Development
of planulae within a mesogleal coat in the soft coral
Heteroxenia fuscescens .
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 100, 1989 (pp. 203-210)
24. Y. Benayahu
Reproductive cycle and developmental processes during
embryogenesis of Clavularia hamra (Cnidaria:
Octocorallia).
Acta Zoologica , Vol. 70, 1989 (pp. 29-36)
25. Y. Benayahu, Y. Achituv, T. Berner
Metamorphosis of an octocoral primary polyp and its
infection by algal symbiosis.
Symbiosis , Vol. 7, 1989 (pp. 159-169)
26. Y. Achituv, Y. Benayahu
Polyp
dimorphism and functional sequential hermaphroditism
in the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens
(Octocorallia).
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser ., Vol. 64, 1990 (pp. 263-269)
27. Y. Benayahu
Xeniidae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) from the
Red Sea with description of a new species.
Zool. Meded. Leiden , Vol. 64(15), 1990 (pp. 113-120)
28. Y. Benayahu
Reproduction
and developmental pathways of Red Sea Xeniidae (Octocorallia:
Alcyonacea).
Hydrobiologia , Vol. 216/217, 1991 (pp. 125-130)
29. L.V. Salvini-Plawen, Y. Benayahu
Epimenia arabica spec. nov., a Solenogaster
(Mollusca) feeding on the alcyonacean Scleronephthya
corymbosa (Cnidaria) from shallow waters of the
Red Sea.
Mar. Ecol., Vol . 12, 1991 (pp. 139-152)
30. Y. Benayahu, D. Weil, Z. Malik
Entry of algal symbionts into oocytes of Litophyton
arboreum (Cnidaria, Octocorallia).
Tissue & Cell , Vol. 24, 1992 (pp. 473-482)
31. L.P. Ofwegen van, Y. Benayahu
Notes on Alcyonacea (Octocorallia) from Tanzania.
Zool. Meded. Leiden , Vol. 66, 1992 (pp. 139-154)
32. Y. Achituv, Y. Benayahu, J. Hanania
Planulae
brooding and acquisition of zooxanthellae in Xenia
macrospiculata (Cnidaria: Octocorallia).
Helgol. Meeresunt. , Vol. 46, 1992 (pp. 301-310)
33. D. Green, Y. Kashman, Y. Benayahu
Secondary
metabolites of the yellow and gray morphs of the soft
coral Parerythropodium fulvum fulvum : comparative
aspects.
J. Nat. Prod ., Vol. 55, 1992 (pp. 1186-1196)
34. Y. Benayahu
Corals of the South-West Indian Ocean I. Alcyonacea
from Sodwana Bay, South Africa.
Oceanogr. Res. Inst. Investig. Rep ., Vol. 67, 1993
(pp. 1-15)
35. A. Rudi, I. Goldberg, Z. Stein, Y. Benayahu, M.
Schleyer, Y. Kashman
Sodwanones A-C, three new triterpenoids from a marine
sponge.
Tetra. Lett ., Vol. 34, 1993 (pp. 3943-3944)
36. A. Rudi, R. Talpir, Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer,
Y. Kashman
Four
new C16 1,2-Dioxene-polketides
from the sponge Plakortis aff. simplex.
J. Nat. Prod ., Vol. 56, 1993 (pp. 2178-2182)
37. A. Rudi, I. Goldberg, Z. Stein, F. Frolow, Y.
Benayahu, M. Schleyer, Y. Kashman
Polycitone
A and Polycitrins A and B: New alkaloids from the
marine ascidian Polycitor sp .
J. Org. Chem ., Vol. 59, 1994 (pp. 999-1003)
38. A. Rudi, Z. Stein,
S. Green, I. Goldberg, Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer, Y.
Kashman
Phorbazoles A-D, novel
chlorinated Phenylpyrrolyloxazoles from the marine
sponge Phorbas aff. clathrata .
Tetra . Lett. Vol. 35, 1994 (pp. 2589-2592)
39. R. Talpir,
Y. Kashman, Y. Benayahu, L. Pannell, M. Schleyer
Hemiasterlin and Geodiamolide TA: Two new cytotoxic
peptides from the marine sponge Hemiasterella
minor (Kirkpatrick).
Tetra. Lett. , Vol. 35, 1994 (pp. 4453-4456)

40.
A . Rudi, Y. Benayahu,
M. Schleyer, Y. Kashman
Amino
acid derivatives from the marine sponge
Jaspis digonoxea .
J. Nat. Prod ., Vol. 57, 1994 (pp. 829-832)
41. S. Isaacs, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
3-Hydroxy-7-Phenyl-
4E,6E -Heptadienoic acid from an ascidian Didemnum
granulatum.
J. Nat. Prod., Vol. 57, 1994 (pp. 648-649)
42. A. Rudi, Y. Kashman, Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer
Sodwanones
A-F, new triterpenoids from the marine sponge Axinella
weltneri .
J. Nat. Prod. , Vol. 57, 1994 (pp. 1416-1423)
43. Y. Kashman, M. Saltoun,
A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu
Xeniafaraunol A and B, and Faraunatin; three new cytotoxic
diterpenes from the soft coral Xenia
faraunensis
Tetra . Lett ., Vol. 35, 1994 (pp. 8855-8858)
44. K. Fabricius, Y. Benayahu, A. Genin
Herbivory
in asymbiotic soft corals.
Science , Vol. 268, 1995 (pp. 90-92)
45. Y. Benayahu
Species composition of soft corals (Octocorallia,
Alcyonacea) at the coral reefs of Sesoko Island, Ryukyu
Archipelago, Japan.
Galaxea , Vol. 12, 1995 (pp. 103-124)
46. K. Fabricius, A. Genin, Y. Benayahu
Flow-dependent
herbivory and growth in zooxanthellae-free soft corals.
Limnol. Oceanogr ., Vol. 40, 1995 (pp. 1290-1301)
47. Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer
Corals of the South-West Indian Ocean II. Eleutherobia
aurea spec. nov. (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea) from
deep reefs on the Kwazulu-Natal coast, South Africa.
Oceanogr. Res. Inst. Invest. Rep ., Vol. 68, 1995
(pp. 1-12)
48. A. Rudi, S. Ketzinel,
I. Goldberg, Z. Stein, Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer, Y.
Kashman
Antheliatin
and Zahavins A and B, three new cytotoxic xenicane
diterpenes from two soft corals.
J. Nat. Prod., Vol. 58, 1995 (pp. 1581-1586)
49. A. Rudi, I. Goldberg, Z. Stein, Y. Benayahu, M.
Schleyer, L.G. Gravalos, Y. Kashman
Sodwanones
G, H, and I, New cytotoxic triterpenes from a marine
sponge.
J. Nat. Prod ., Vol. 58, 1995 (pp. 1702-1712)
50. G. Koren-Goldshlager, P. Klein, A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu,
M. Schleyer
Sindurol
and Nephthoside: New tetraprenyltoluquinols from the
soft coral Sinularia dura and Nephthea
sp.
J. Nat. Prod ., Vol. 59, 1996 (pp. 262-266)
51. Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer
Corals of the South-West Indian Ocean III. Alcyonacea
(Octocorallia) of Bazaruto Island, Mozambique: a redescription
of Cladiella australis (Macfadyen, 1936) and description
of Cladiella kashmani .
spec. nov.
Oceanogr. Res. Inst. Invest. Rep ., Vol. 69, 1996
(pp. 1-22)
52. G. Henning, D.K. Hofmann, Y. Benayahu
The phorbol ester TPA induces metamorphosis in Red
Sea coral planulae (Cnidaria, Anthozoa).
Experientia , Vol. 52, 1996 (pp. 744-749)
53. R. Ben-David-Zaslow, Y. Benayahu
Longevity, competence
and energetic content in planulae of the soft coral
Heteroxenia fuscescens
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. , Vol. 206, 1996 (pp. 55-68)
54. E. Fridkovsky, A.
Rudi, Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer , Y. Kashman
Sarcoglane,
a new cytotoxic diterpene from Sarcophyton
glaucum .
Tetra . Lett ., Vol. 37, 1996 (pp. 6909-6910)
55. A. Kushmaro, G. Henning, D.K. Hofmann, Y. Benayahu
Metamorphosis
of Heteroxenia fuscescens
planulae (Cnidaria: Octocorallia) is inhibited by
crude oil: a novel short-term toxicity bioassay .
Mar. Environ. Res ., Vol. 43, 1997 (pp. 295-302)
56. K. F. Fabricius, Y. Benayahu Y. G. Yahel, A. Genin
Herbivory in soft corals: Correction.
Science , Vol. 273, 1996 (pp. 295-296)
57. U. Oren, Y. Benayahu
Transplantation of
juvenile corals: a new approach for enhancing colonization
of artificial reefs .
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 127, 1997 (pp. 499-505)
58. M. Dahan, Y. Benayahu
Clonal propagation
of the azooxanthellate octocoral Dendronephthya
hemprichi.
Coral Reefs , Vol. 16, 1997 (pp. 5-12)
59. U. Oren, Y. Benayahu, Y. Loya
Effect
of lesion site and shape on regeneration of the Red
Sea coral Favia favus .
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser ., Vol. 146, 1997 (pp. 101-107)
60. M. Dahan, Y. Benayahu
Reproduction
of Dendronephthya hemprichi
(Cnidaria, Octocorallia): Year-round spawning in an
azooxanthellate soft coral .
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 129, 1997 (pp. 573-579)
61. Y. Benayahu
A review of three alcyonacean families (Octocorallia)
from Guam.
Micronesica , Vol. 30, 1997 (pp. 207-244)
62. G. Henning, D.K. Hofmann,
Y. Benayahu
Metamorphic processes in the soft corals Heteroxenia
fuscescens and Xenia umbellata: the effect of protein
kinase C activators and inhibitors .
J. Invert. Reprod. Develop ., Vol. 34, 1998 (pp. 35-45)
63. R. Ben-David-Zaslow, Y. Benayahu
Competence
and longevity in planulae of several species of soft
corals.
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser ., Vol. 163, 1998 (pp. 235-243)
64. A. Kruger, M.H. Schleyer, Y. Benayahu
Reproduction in Anthelia
glauca (Octocorallia, Xeniidae). I. Gametogenesis
and larval brooding .
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 131, 1998 (pp. 423-432)
65. Y. Benayahu, M.H. Schleyer
Reproduction in Anthelia
glauca (Octocorallia, Xeniidae). II. Transmission
of algal symbionts during planular brooding .
Mar. Biol ., Vol. 131, 1998 (pp. 433-442)
66. D. Kelman, A. Kushmaro, Y. Loya, Y. Kashman, Y.
Benayahu
Antimicrobial
activity of a Red Sea soft coral Parerythropodium
fulvum fulvum : reproductive and developmental
considerations.
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser ., Vol. 169, 1998 (pp. 87-95)
67. M. Dahan, Y. Benayahu
Embryogenesis, planular longevity and competence in
the octocoral Dendronephthya hemprichi.
Inver. Biol ., Vol. 117, 1998 (pp. 271-280)
68. G. Rilov, Y. Benayahu
Vertical
artificial structures as an alternative habitat for
coral reef fishes in disturbed environments.
Mar. Environ. Res ., Vol. 45, 1998 (pp. 431-451)
69. Y. Benayahu
Lobe variation in the soft coral Sinularia nanolobata
Verseveldt, 1977 (Cnidaria, Alcyonacea).
Bull. Mar. Sci ., Vol. 63, 1998 (pp. 229-240)
70. U. Oren, Y. Benayahu
Didemnid
ascidians: rapid colonizers of artificial reefs in
Eilat (Red Sea).
Bull. Mar. Sci ., Vol. 63, 1998 (pp. 199-206)
71. Y. Benayahu, L.P. van Ofwegen, P. Alderslade
A case study of a variation in two nominal species
of Sinularia (Coelenterate: Octocorallia), S.
brassica May, 1898 and S. dura (Pratt,
1903), with a proposal for their synonymy.
Zool. Verhand. Leiden , Vol. 323, 1998 (pp. 277-309)
72. Y. Ben-David-Zaslow, G. Henning, D.K. Hofmann,
Y. Benayahu
Reproduction in the Red
Sea soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens : seasonality
and long-term record (1991-1997) .
Mar. Biol.,
Vol . 133, 1999 (pp. 553-559)
73. D. Kelman, Y. Benayahu,
Y. Kashman
Chemical defense
of the soft coral Pareythropodium
fulvum fulvum (Forskal) in the Red Sea against
generalist reef fish .
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. Vol. 243, 2000 (pp. 309-312)
74. G. Paulay, Y. Benayahu
Patterns
and consequences of coral bleaching in Micronesia
(Majuro and Guam) in 1992-1994.
Micronesica , Vol. 32, 1999 (pp. 109-124)
75. Y. Ben-David-Zaslow, Y. Benayahu
Temporal
variation in lipid, protein and carbohydrate content
in the Red Sea soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens
.
J. Mar. Biol. Ass. UK , Vol. 79, 1999 (pp. 1001-1006)
76. D. Zeevi, Y. Benayahu
The gorgonian coral Acabaria
biserialis : life history of a successful colonizer
of artificial substrata.
Mar. Biol. , Vol. 135, 1999 (473-481)
77. C. Avila, D. Kelman, Y. Kashman, Y. Benayahu
An association between a dendronotid nudibranch (Mollusca,
Opistobranchia) and a soft coral (Octocorallia, Alcyonaria).
J. Nat. Hist., Vol. 33, 1999, (1433-1449)
78. G. Rilov, A. Gasith, S.M. Evans, Y. Benayahu
Unregulated
use of TBT-based anti-fouling paints in Israel (eastern
Mediterranean): high contamination and imposex levels
in two marine gastropods.
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser ., Vol. 192, 2000 (pp. 229-238)
79. D. Kelman, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Variation in secondary
metabolite concentrations in yellow and grey morphs
of the Red Sea soft coral Pareythropodium fulvum
fulvum (Cnidaria: Octocorallia): possible ecological
implications .
J. Chem. Ecol. , Vol. 26, 2000 (pp. 1123-1133)
80. G. Rilov, Y. Benayahu
Fish assemblages on natural
versus vertical artificial reefs: the rehabilitation
perspective .
Mar. Biol. , Vol. 136, 2000 (pp. 931-942)
81. Ben-David-Zaslow, Y. Benayahu
Biochemical composition,
metabolism, and amino acid transport in planula-larvae
of the soft-coral Heteroxenia fuscescens .
J. Exp. Zool ., Vol. 287, 2000 (pp. 401-412)
82. U. Oren, Y. Benayahu,
H. Lubinevsky, Y. Loya
Colony
integration during regeneration In the
stony coral Favia favus .
Ecology , Vol. 82, 2001 (pp. 802-813)
83. G. Rilov, Y. Benayahu, A. Gasith
Low abundance and skewed
population structure of the whelk Stramonita haemastoma
along the Israeli Mediterranean coast .
Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser .,Vol. 218, 2001 (pp. 189-202)
84. O. Barneah, Z. Malik, Y. Benayahu
Attachment
to substrate in soft coral fragments: desmocyte development,
structure, and function.
Invert. Biol ., Vol. 121, 2002 (pp. 81-90)
85. G. Rilov, A. Gasith, Y. Benayahu
Effect of an exotic prey
on the feeding pattern of a predatory snail .
Mar. Envron. Res. , Vol. 54, 2002 (pp. 85-98)
86. Y. Benayahu
Soft
corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) of the southern
Ryukyu Archipelago: The families Tubiporidae, Clavulariidae,
Alcyoniidae and Briareidae.
Galaxea JSRS , Vol. 4, 2002 (pp. 1-21)
87. A. Rudi, S. Levi, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Lemnaflavoside,
a new diterpene glycoside from the soft coral Lemnalia
flava .
J. Nat. Prod ., Vol. 65, 2002 (pp. 1672-1674)
88. G. Rilov, Y. Benayahu
Rehabilitation of coral reef fish communities: The
importance of Artificial-Reef relief to recruitment
rates.
Bull. Mar. Sci ., Vol. 70, 2002 (pp. 185-197)
89. T. Yacobovitch, V.M. Weis, Y. Benayahu
Development and survivorship
of zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate primary polyps
of the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens
: Laboratory and field comparisons.
Mar. Biol. , Vol. 142, 2003 (pp. 1055-1063)
90. Y. Benayahu, Y. Tesfamariam, M. H. Schleyer
Soft corals (Octocorallia,
Alcyonacae) of the southern Red Sea.
Is. J. Zool. , Vol. 48, 2003 (pp. 273-283)
91. Y. Benayahu, A. Shlagman, M.H. Schleyer
Corals
of the South-west Indian Ocean VI. Alcyonacea (Octocorallia)
of Mozambique with a discussion on soft corals latitudinal
distribution along south equatorial East African reefs.
Zool. Vehand. Leiden, Vol. 344, 2003 (pp. 49-57)
92. A. Rudi, H. Shalom, M. Schleyer, Y. Benayahu,
Y. Kashman
Asmarines G and H and Barekol, three new compounds
from the marine sponge Raspailia sp.
J. Nat. Prod., Vol. 67, 2004 (pp. 106-110)
93. T. Yacobovitch, Y. Benayahu, V.M. Weis
Motility of zooxanthellae
isolated from the Red Sea soft coral Heteroxenia
fuscescens (Cnidaria) .
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., Vol. 298, 2004 (pp. 35-48)

94. S. Perkol-Finkel,
Y. Benayahu
Community
structure of stony and soft corals on vertical unplanned
artificial reefs in Eilat (Red Sea): compariso n
to natural reefs.
Coral Reefs, Vol. 23, 2004 (pp. 195-205)
95. G. Rilov, Y. Benayahu, A. Gasith
Prolonged lag in population
outbreak of an invasive mussel: a shifting-habitat
model.
Biological Invasions, Vol. 2004 (pp. 1-18)
96. O. Barneah, V. M. Weis, S. Perez, Y. Benayahu
Diversity of dinoflagellate
symbionts in Red Sea soft corals: mode of symbiont
acquisition matters Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., Vol.
275, 2004 (pp 89-95)
97. L. Chill, A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu, M. Schleyer, Y.
Kashman
Kitungolides
A, B, and C, new diterpenes from a soft coral of a
new genus .
Org. Lett.,
Vol. 6, 2004 (pp. 755-758)
98. Y. Benayahu,
S. Perkol-Finkel
Soft
corals (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from southern Taiwan:
I. Sarcophyton nanwanensis sp. n. (Octocorallia:
Alcyonacea).
Zool. Stud . Vol. 43, 2004 (pp. 537-547)
99. Y. Benayahu,
M.-S. Jeng, S. Perkol-Finkel, C.-F. Dai
Soft
corals (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea) from Southern Taiwan.
II. Species diversity and distributional patterns.
Zool. Stud.,
Vol. 43, 2004 (pp. 548-560)
100.
N. Berer, A. Rudi, I. Goldberg, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Callynormine
A, a new marine cyclic peptide of a novel class.
Org.
Lett., Vol. 6, 2004 (pp. 2543-2545)
101 L. Chill,
A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Violatinctamine,
a New Heterocyclic Compound from the Marine tunicate
Cystodytes cf. violatinctus.
Tetrahedron
Letters, Vol. 45, 2004 (pp. 7925-7928)
102.
G. Rilov, Y Benayahu, A. Gasith
Life
on the edge: do biochemical and behavioral adaptations
to wave exposure correlate with habitat partitioning
in predatory whelks?
Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser., Vol. 282, 2004 (pp. 193-204)
103 A. Rudi,
Y. Benayahu and Y. Kashman
Likonides
A and B: New Ansa Farnesyl Quinols from the Marine
Sponge Hyatella sp.
Org. Lett.,
Vol. 6, 2004 (pp. 4013-4016)
104.
M.H. Schleyer, A. Kruger, Y. Benayahu
Reproduction
and the unusual condition of hermaphroditism in Sarcophtyon
glaucum (Octocorallia, Alcyoniidae) in KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa.
Hyrobiologia,
Vol. 530/531, 2004 (pp. 399-409)
105. S. Perkol-Finkel, Y. Benayahu
Recruitment of benthic
organisms onto a planned artificial reef: shifts in
community structure one decade post deployment.
Mar. Envron.
Res., Vol. 59, 2005 (pp. 79-99)
106 A. Rudi,
Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Mycgranol;
A New Diterpene from the Marine Sponge Mycale
aff. graveleryi .
J. Nat. Prod., Vol. 68, 2005 (pp. 280-281)
107 L. Chill, N. Berrer, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Eunicellin
Diterpenes from Two Kenyan Soft Corals.
J. Nat. Prod., Vol. 68, 2005 (pp.19-25)
108 M.V. Ogunlana, M.D. Hooge, Y.I. Tekle, Y. Benayahu,
O. Barnea, S. Tyler
Waiminoa brickneri n. sp. (Acoela: Acoelomorpha)
associated with corals in the Red Sea.
Zootaxa, Vol. 1008, 2005 (pp. 1-11)
109 G. Rilov, A. Gasith, Y. Benayahu
Effect
of disturbance on foraging: whelk activity on wave-exposed
rocky shores with minimal tidal range.
Mar. Biol., Vol. 147, 2005 (pp. 421-428)
110 S. Perkol-Finkel , N. Shashar, O. Barnea, R. Ben-David-Zaslow,
U. Oren, T. Reichart, T. Yacobovich, G. Yahel, R.
Yahel, Y. Benayahu
Fouling
reefal communities on artificial reefs: does age matter?
Biofouling, Vol. 21, 2005 (pp. 127-140)
111. J. Tanaka, T. Yoshida, Y. Benayahu
Chemical diversity of Sarcophyton soft corals
in Okinawa.
Galaxea JCRS,
Vol. 7, 2005 (pp. 1-9)
112. A
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Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Omriolide
A and B; two new rearranged spongian diterpenes from
the marine sponge
Dictyodendrilla aff. retiara
Tetrahedron
Lett ., Vol. 46, 2005 (pp.
8613-8616)
113.
Y. Sharon, Y. Benayahu, H.K. Mienis
First
record of an exotic oyster: Alectryonella crenulifera,
from the Mediterranean coast
of Israel.
Triton,
Vol. 12, 2005 (pp.5-6)
114.
S. Perkol-Finkel, N. Shashar, Y. Benayahu
Can artificial reefs
mimic natural reef communities? The roles of structural
features and age.
Mar. Env. Res., Vol. 61, 2006 ( pp. 121-135 )
115 O. Barneah, Y. Benayahu, V.M. Weis
Comparative
proteomics of symbiotic and aposymbiotic juvenile
soft corals.
Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 8, 2006 (pp. 11-16)
116. S. Perkol-Finkel, G. Zilman, I. Sella, T. Miloh,
Y. Benayahu
Floating
and fixed artificial reefs: the effect of substratum
motion on benthic Communities in a coral reef environment
Mar.
Ecol. Prog. Ser., Vol. 317, 2006 (pp. 9-20)
117.
A . Rudi, G. Shmul,
Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Sinularec
tin, a new diterpenoid from the soft coral Sinularia
erecta
Tetrahedron Lett., Vol.
47, 2006 (pp. 2937-2939)
118. L.P. van Ofwegen, Y. Benayahu
A new genus of paralcyoniid soft corals (Octocorallia,
Alcyonacea, Paraalcyoniidae) from the Indo-West Pacific
Galaxea, JSRS, Vol. 8, 2006 (pp. 25-37)
119.
A. Bishara, A. Rudi, I. Goldberg, Y. Benayahu, Y.
Kashman
Novaxenicins A-D and xeniolides I-K, seven new diterpenes
from the soft coral Xenia novaebrittaniae
Tetrahedron, Vol. 62, 2006 (pp.12092-12097)
120.
S. Perkol-Finkel, Y. Benayahu
Differential recruitment of benthic communities on
neighboring artificial and natural reefs
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. ,Vol. 340, 2007 (pp. 25-39)
121. D. Zeevi Ben-Yosef, Y. Kashman, Y. Benayahu
Response
of the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens to UVR regimes
as reflected by MAA biosynthesis
Mar. Ecol., Vol. 27, 2006 (pp. 219-228)
122. O. Barneah, I. Brickner, M. Hooge, V. M. Weis,
T.C. LaJeunesse , Y. Benayahu
Three
party symbiosis: acoelomorph worms, corals and unicellular
algal symbionts in Eilat (Red Sea)
Mar. Biol. Vol. 151, 2007 (pp. 1215-1223)
123. O. Barneah, I. Brickner, M. Hooge, V. M. Weis,
Y. Benayahu
First evidence
of maternal transmission of algal endosymbionts at
an oocyte stage in a
triploblastic host
Invert. Biol. Vol. 126, 2007 (pp. 113-119).
124.
H. Sorek , A. Rudi, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Njaoamines G and H, two new cytotoxic polycyclic alkaloids
and a tetrahydroquinolone
from the marine sponge Neopetrosia
sp.
Tetrahedron Lett. Vol. 48, 2007 (pp. 7691-7694)
125. Perkol-Finkel S., G. Zilman, I. Sella, T. Miloh.,
Y. Benayahu
Floating and fixed
artificial habitats: spatial and temporal patterns
of benthic
communities in a coral reef environment
Estuarine Coastal & Shelf Science Vol. 77, 2008
(pp. 491-500)
126. S. Kahng, Y. Benayahu, D. Wagner, N. Rothe
Sexual reproduction in the invasive octocoral Carijoa
riisei in Hawaii
Bull. Mar. Sci. Vol. 82,
2008 (pp. 1-17).
127. H. Sorek , A.L.
Zelikoff, Y. Benayahu, Y. Kashman
Axiplyns A-E, new sequiterpine isothiocyanates from
the marine sponge
Axinyssa Aplysinoides.
Tetrahedron Lett ., Vol. 49,
2008 (pp. 2200-2203)
128. G. Zilman,
J. Novak, Y. Benayahu
How do larvae attach to a solid in a laminar flow?
Mar. Biol. Vol. 154, 2008 (pp. 1-26)
129. Zurel
D., Shaham O., Brickner I., Benayahu Y
DAPI-based
vital staining reveals entry of heterologous zooxanthellae
into primary polyps of a vertically-transmitting soft
coral.
Symbiosis
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130 D. Zeevi-Ben-Yosef,
Y. Benayahu
Synergistic effects of UVR and temperature on survival
of azooxanthellate and
zooxanthellate early developmental stages of soft
corals
Bull. Mar. Sci., Vol. 83, 2008 (pp. 401-414)
131. D. Zeevi-Ben-Yosef, Y. Kashman, Y. Benayahu
Mycosporine-like amino acids in azooxanthellate and
zooxanthellate early developmental
stages of the soft coral Heteroxenia fuscescens
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. Vol. 355, 2008 (pp.
12-17)
132. S. Perkol-Finkel, Y. Benayahu
The role of differential
survival patterns in shaping coral communities on
neighboring
artificial and natural reefs
J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. Vol.369 (1), 2009
(pp. 1-7)
133. Y.
Benayahu, L.P. van Ofwegen
New species of Sarcophyton and Lobophytum
(Octocorallia: Alcyonacea)
from Hong Kong.
Zool. Med. Leiden. 2009. In press
134. Y. Benayahu, K. Fabricius
On some Octocorallia (Alcyonacea) from Hong Kong,
with a description of
Paraminabea rubeusa spec. nov.
Pacific
Science. In press
135. C. S. McFadden, L. P. van Ofwegen, E. J. Beckman,
Y. Benayahu, P. Alderslade
Molecular systematics of the speciose Indo-Pacific
soft coral genus, Sinularia.
Invert. Biol. In press
136. Y. Benayahu, L. M. Chou
On some Octocorallia (Alcyonacea) from Singapore,
with a description of a new
Cladiella species.
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