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.

3 . 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.

4 . 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.

DOCTORAL STUDENTS

M.SC. STUDENTS

Undergraduate courses and research projects

Advanced courses

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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 . Rudi, Y. Erez, 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

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).

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 (2008) 46, 145–151

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.639 (1), 2008 (pp. 1-7)

133. Y. Benayahu, L.P. van Ofwegen
New species of Sarcophyton and Lobophytum (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea)
from Hong Kong.
Zool. Med. Leiden, Vol.  83, 2009 (pp. 863-876)


134. 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 . 2009. Vol. 128, 2009 (pp. 303–323)

135. Y. Benayahu, K. Fabricius
On some Octocorallia (Alcyonacea) from Hong Kong, with a description of

P araminabea rubeusa spec. nov.

Pacific Science . 2010. Vol. 64, 2010 (pp. 285-296)

136. Y. Benayahu, S. Perkol-Finkel

Klyxum adii s pec. nov. (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea) from Kenya

Zool. Med. Leiden In press

137. Y. Benayahu, L, M. Chou

On some Octocorallia (Alcyonacea) from Singapore with a description of a new

Cladiella s pecies.

The Raffles Bull. Zool. In press

138. I. Sella, Y. Benayahu

Rearing cuttings of the soft coral Sarcophyton glaucum (Octocorallia, Alcyonacea):

towards mass production in a closed seawater system

Aqu. Res . In press