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Publications By Harilaos Lessios

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Taxonomic reassessment of Tetrapygus niger (Arbacioida, Echinoidea): molecular and morphological evidence support its placement in Arbacia., Courville E, Poulin E, Saucede T, Mooi R, Lessios H, Salinas AM, Diaz A., Zootaxa. November 22, 2023; 5375 (2): 249-261.
Near-Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Sea Urchin Echinometra lucunter, a Model for Speciation in the Sea., Davidson PL, Lessios HA, Wray GA, McMillan WO, Prada C., Genome Biol Evol. June 1, 2023; 15 (6):
A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean Sea., Hewson I, Ritchie IT, Evans JS, Altera A, Behringer D, Bowman E, Brandt M, Budd KA, Camacho RA, Cornwell TO, Countway PD, Croquer A, Delgado GA, DeRito C, Duermit-Moreau E, Francis-Floyd R, Gittens S, Henderson L, Hylkema A, Kellogg CA, Kiryu Y, Kitson-Walters KA, Kramer P, Lang JC, Lessios H, Liddy L, Marancik D, Nimrod S, Patterson JT, Pistor M, Romero IC, Sellares-Blasco R, Sevier MLB, Sharp WC, Souza M, Valdez-Trinidad A, van der Laan M, Vilanova-Cuevas B, Villalpando M, Von Hoene SD, Warham M, Wijers T, Williams SM, Work TM, Yanong RP, Zambrano S, Zimmermann A, Breitbart M., Sci Adv. April 21, 2023; 9 (16): eadg3200.
Mitochondrial phylogeny of the brittle star genus Ophioderma., Lessios HA, Hendler G., Sci Rep. March 29, 2022; 12 (1): 5304.
Phylogeography, colouration, and cryptic speciation across the Indo-Pacific in the sea urchin genus Echinothrix., Coppard SE, Jessop H, Lessios HA., Sci Rep. August 16, 2021; 11 (1): 16568.
Slow evolution under purifying selection in the gamete recognition protein bindin of the sea urchin Diadema., Geyer LB, Zigler KS, Tiozzo S, Lessios HA., Sci Rep. June 17, 2020; 10 (1): 9834.
A phylogenomic resolution of the sea urchin tree of life., Mongiardino Koch N, Coppard SE, Lessios HA, Briggs DEG, Mooi R, Rouse GW., BMC Evol Biol. December 13, 2018; 18 (1): 189.
Highly contrasted population genetic structures in a host-parasite pair in the Caribbean Sea., Jossart Q, De Ridder C, Lessios HA, Bauwens M, Motreuil S, Rigaud T, Wattier RA, David B., Ecol Evol. November 1, 2017; 7 (22): 9267-9280.
Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Encope: implications regarding the Central American Isthmus and rates of molecular evolution., Coppard SE, Lessios HA., Sci Rep. September 14, 2017; 7 (1): 11520.
The Great Diadema antillarum Die-Off: 30 Years Later., Lessios HA., Ann Rev Mar Sci. January 1, 2016; 8 267-83.
Evolution of gamete attraction molecules: evidence for purifying selection in speract and its receptor, in the pantropical sea urchin Diadema., Jagadeeshan S, Coppard SE, Lessios HA., Evol Dev. January 1, 2015; 17 (1): 92-108.
The evolution of larval developmental mode: insights from hybrids between species with obligately and facultatively planktotrophic larvae., Armstrong AF, Lessios HA., Evol Dev. January 1, 2015; 17 (5): 278-88.
Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Mellita: cryptic speciation along the coasts of the Americas., Coppard SE, Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Mol Phylogenet Evol. December 1, 2013; 69 (3): 1033-42.
Natural hybridization in the sea urchin genus Pseudoboletia between species without apparent barriers to gamete recognition., Zigler KS, Byrne M, Raff EC, Lessios HA, Raff RA., Evolution. June 1, 2012; 66 (6): 1695-708.
Phylogeography and bindin evolution in Arbacia, a sea urchin genus with an unusual distribution., Lessios HA, Lockhart S, Collin R, Sotil G, Sanchez-Jerez P, Zigler KS, Perez AF, Garrido MJ, Geyer LB, Bernardi G, Vacquier VD, Haroun R, Kessing BD., Mol Ecol. January 1, 2012; 21 (1): 130-44.
Speciation genes in free-spawning marine invertebrates., Lessios HA., Integr Comp Biol. September 1, 2011; 51 (3): 456-65.
Genetic divergence and assortative mating between colour morphs of the sea urchin Paracentrotus gaimardi., Calderón I, Ventura CR, Turon X, Lessios HA., Mol Ecol. February 1, 2010; 19 (3): 484-93.
Lack of character displacement in the male recognition molecule, bindin, in Altantic sea urchins of the genus Echinometra., Geyer LB, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. September 1, 2009; 26 (9): 2135-46.
Characterization of the sperm molecule bindin in the sea urchin genus Paracentrotus., Calderón I, Turon X, Lessios HA., J Mol Evol. April 1, 2009; 68 (4): 366-76.
A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown-of-thorns starfish., Vogler C, Benzie J, Lessios H, Barber P, Wörheide G., Biol Lett. December 23, 2008; 4 (6): 696-9.
Egg energetics, fertilization kinetics, and population structure in echinoids with facultatively feeding larvae., Zigler KS, Lessios HA, Raff RA., Biol Bull. October 1, 2008; 215 (2): 191-9.
Test for simultaneous divergence using approximate Bayesian computation., Hickerson MJ, Stahl EA, Lessios HA., Evolution. December 1, 2006; 60 (12): 2435-53.
Echinoids of the Pacific waters of Panama: status of knowledge and new records., Lessios HA., Rev Biol Trop. December 1, 2005; 53 Suppl 3 147-70.
Sea urchin bindin divergence predicts gamete compatibility., Zigler KS, McCartney MA, Levitan DR, Lessios HA., Evolution. November 1, 2005; 59 (11): 2399-404.
Evolutionary animation: how do molecular phylogenies compare to Mayr''s reconstruction of speciation patterns in the sea?, Palumbi SR, Lessios HA., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. May 3, 2005; 102 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1): 6566-72.
Speciation on the coasts of the new world: phylogeography and the evolution of bindin in the sea urchin genus Lytechinus., Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Evolution. June 1, 2004; 58 (6): 1225-41.
Adaptive evolution of sperm bindin tracks egg incompatibility in neotropical sea urchins of the genus Echinometra., McCartney MA, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. April 1, 2004; 21 (4): 732-45.
Adaptive evolution of bindin in the genus Heliocidaris is correlated with the shift to direct development., Zigler KS, Raff EC, Popodi E, Raff RA, Lessios HA., Evolution. October 1, 2003; 57 (10): 2293-302.
Phylogeography of the pantropical sea urchin Tripneustes: contrasting patterns of population structure between oceans., Lessios HA, Kane J, Robertson DR., Evolution. September 1, 2003; 57 (9): 2026-36.
250 million years of bindin evolution., Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Biol Bull. August 1, 2003; 205 (1): 8-15.
Evolution of bindin in the pantropical sea urchin Tripneustes: comparisons to bindin of other genera., Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. February 1, 2003; 20 (2): 220-31.
Quantitative analysis of gametic incompatibility between closely related species of neotropical sea urchins., McCartney MA, Lessios HA., Biol Bull. April 1, 2002; 202 (2): 166-81.
Demographic history of Diadema antillarum, a keystone herbivore on Caribbean reefs., Lessios HA, Garrido MJ, Kessing BD., Proc Biol Sci. November 22, 2001; 268 (1483): 2347-53.
Population structure and speciation in tropical seas: global phylogeography of the sea urchin Diadema., Lessios HA, Kessing BD, Pearse JS., Evolution. May 1, 2001; 55 (5): 955-75.
Dispersal barriers in tropical oceans and speciation in Atlantic and eastern Pacific sea urchins of the genus Echinometra., McCartney MA, Keller G, Lessios HA., Mol Ecol. September 1, 2000; 9 (9): 1391-400.
Evolution of sea urchin retroviral-like (SURL) elements: evidence from 40 echinoid species., Gonzalez P, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. July 1, 1999; 16 (7): 938-52.
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE PANTROPICAL SEA URCHIN EUCIDARIS IN RELATION TO LAND BARRIERS AND OCEAN CURRENTS., Lessios HA, Kessing BD, Robertson DR, Paulay G., Evolution. June 1, 1999; 53 (3): 806-817.
THE EVOLUTION OF GAMETIC INCOMPATIBILITY IN NEOTROPICAL ECHINOMETRA: A REPLY TO MCCLARY., Lessios HA, Cunningham CW., Evolution. December 1, 1993; 47 (6): 1883-1885.
Rate variation of protein and mitochondrial DNA evolution as revealed by sea urchins separated by the isthmus of Panama., Bermingham E, Lessios HA., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. April 1, 1993; 90 (7): 2734-8.
GAMETIC INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN SPECIES OF THE SEA URCHIN ECHINOMETRA ON THE TWO SIDES OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA., Lessios HA, Cunningham CW., Evolution. July 1, 1990; 44 (4): 933-941.
Spread of diadema mass mortality through the Caribbean., Lessios HA, Robertson DR, Cubit JD., Science. October 19, 1984; 226 (4672): 335-7.
POSSIBLE PREZYGOTIC REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN SEA URCHINS SEPARATED BY THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA., Lessios HA., Evolution. September 1, 1984; 38 (5): 1144-1148.
[Sea urchins of Panama, the lesions they cause and their treatment]., Lessios HA., Rev Med Panama. January 1, 1983; 8 (1): 56-71.
DIVERGENCE IN ALLOPATRY: MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SEA URCHINS SEPARATED BY THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA., Lessios HA., Evolution. July 1, 1981; 35 (4): 618-634.
[Preliminary evidence for a gene duplication in the evolution of the class Echinoidea]., Lessios HA., Rev Med Panama. January 1, 1981; 6 (1): 46-55.

Taxonomic reassessment of Tetrapygus niger (Arbacioida, Echinoidea): molecular and morphological evidence support its placement in Arbacia., Courville E, Poulin E, Saucede T, Mooi R, Lessios H, Salinas AM, Diaz A., Zootaxa. November 22, 2023; 5375 (2): 249-261.

Near-Chromosomal-Level Genome Assembly of the Sea Urchin Echinometra lucunter, a Model for Speciation in the Sea., Davidson PL, Lessios HA, Wray GA, McMillan WO, Prada C., Genome Biol Evol. June 1, 2023; 15 (6):

A scuticociliate causes mass mortality of Diadema antillarum in the Caribbean Sea., Hewson I, Ritchie IT, Evans JS, Altera A, Behringer D, Bowman E, Brandt M, Budd KA, Camacho RA, Cornwell TO, Countway PD, Croquer A, Delgado GA, DeRito C, Duermit-Moreau E, Francis-Floyd R, Gittens S, Henderson L, Hylkema A, Kellogg CA, Kiryu Y, Kitson-Walters KA, Kramer P, Lang JC, Lessios H, Liddy L, Marancik D, Nimrod S, Patterson JT, Pistor M, Romero IC, Sellares-Blasco R, Sevier MLB, Sharp WC, Souza M, Valdez-Trinidad A, van der Laan M, Vilanova-Cuevas B, Villalpando M, Von Hoene SD, Warham M, Wijers T, Williams SM, Work TM, Yanong RP, Zambrano S, Zimmermann A, Breitbart M., Sci Adv. April 21, 2023; 9 (16): eadg3200.

Mitochondrial phylogeny of the brittle star genus Ophioderma., Lessios HA, Hendler G., Sci Rep. March 29, 2022; 12 (1): 5304.

Phylogeography, colouration, and cryptic speciation across the Indo-Pacific in the sea urchin genus Echinothrix., Coppard SE, Jessop H, Lessios HA., Sci Rep. August 16, 2021; 11 (1): 16568.

Slow evolution under purifying selection in the gamete recognition protein bindin of the sea urchin Diadema., Geyer LB, Zigler KS, Tiozzo S, Lessios HA., Sci Rep. June 17, 2020; 10 (1): 9834.

A phylogenomic resolution of the sea urchin tree of life., Mongiardino Koch N, Coppard SE, Lessios HA, Briggs DEG, Mooi R, Rouse GW., BMC Evol Biol. December 13, 2018; 18 (1): 189.

Highly contrasted population genetic structures in a host-parasite pair in the Caribbean Sea., Jossart Q, De Ridder C, Lessios HA, Bauwens M, Motreuil S, Rigaud T, Wattier RA, David B., Ecol Evol. November 1, 2017; 7 (22): 9267-9280.

Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Encope: implications regarding the Central American Isthmus and rates of molecular evolution., Coppard SE, Lessios HA., Sci Rep. September 14, 2017; 7 (1): 11520.

The Great Diadema antillarum Die-Off: 30 Years Later., Lessios HA., Ann Rev Mar Sci. January 1, 2016; 8 267-83.

Evolution of gamete attraction molecules: evidence for purifying selection in speract and its receptor, in the pantropical sea urchin Diadema., Jagadeeshan S, Coppard SE, Lessios HA., Evol Dev. January 1, 2015; 17 (1): 92-108.

The evolution of larval developmental mode: insights from hybrids between species with obligately and facultatively planktotrophic larvae., Armstrong AF, Lessios HA., Evol Dev. January 1, 2015; 17 (5): 278-88.

Phylogeography of the sand dollar genus Mellita: cryptic speciation along the coasts of the Americas., Coppard SE, Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Mol Phylogenet Evol. December 1, 2013; 69 (3): 1033-42.

Natural hybridization in the sea urchin genus Pseudoboletia between species without apparent barriers to gamete recognition., Zigler KS, Byrne M, Raff EC, Lessios HA, Raff RA., Evolution. June 1, 2012; 66 (6): 1695-708.

Phylogeography and bindin evolution in Arbacia, a sea urchin genus with an unusual distribution., Lessios HA, Lockhart S, Collin R, Sotil G, Sanchez-Jerez P, Zigler KS, Perez AF, Garrido MJ, Geyer LB, Bernardi G, Vacquier VD, Haroun R, Kessing BD., Mol Ecol. January 1, 2012; 21 (1): 130-44.

Speciation genes in free-spawning marine invertebrates., Lessios HA., Integr Comp Biol. September 1, 2011; 51 (3): 456-65.

Genetic divergence and assortative mating between colour morphs of the sea urchin Paracentrotus gaimardi., Calderón I, Ventura CR, Turon X, Lessios HA., Mol Ecol. February 1, 2010; 19 (3): 484-93.

Lack of character displacement in the male recognition molecule, bindin, in Altantic sea urchins of the genus Echinometra., Geyer LB, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. September 1, 2009; 26 (9): 2135-46.

Characterization of the sperm molecule bindin in the sea urchin genus Paracentrotus., Calderón I, Turon X, Lessios HA., J Mol Evol. April 1, 2009; 68 (4): 366-76.

A threat to coral reefs multiplied? Four species of crown-of-thorns starfish., Vogler C, Benzie J, Lessios H, Barber P, Wörheide G., Biol Lett. December 23, 2008; 4 (6): 696-9.

Egg energetics, fertilization kinetics, and population structure in echinoids with facultatively feeding larvae., Zigler KS, Lessios HA, Raff RA., Biol Bull. October 1, 2008; 215 (2): 191-9.

Test for simultaneous divergence using approximate Bayesian computation., Hickerson MJ, Stahl EA, Lessios HA., Evolution. December 1, 2006; 60 (12): 2435-53.

Echinoids of the Pacific waters of Panama: status of knowledge and new records., Lessios HA., Rev Biol Trop. December 1, 2005; 53 Suppl 3 147-70.

Sea urchin bindin divergence predicts gamete compatibility., Zigler KS, McCartney MA, Levitan DR, Lessios HA., Evolution. November 1, 2005; 59 (11): 2399-404.

Evolutionary animation: how do molecular phylogenies compare to Mayr''s reconstruction of speciation patterns in the sea?, Palumbi SR, Lessios HA., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. May 3, 2005; 102 Suppl 1 (Suppl 1): 6566-72.

Speciation on the coasts of the new world: phylogeography and the evolution of bindin in the sea urchin genus Lytechinus., Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Evolution. June 1, 2004; 58 (6): 1225-41.

Adaptive evolution of sperm bindin tracks egg incompatibility in neotropical sea urchins of the genus Echinometra., McCartney MA, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. April 1, 2004; 21 (4): 732-45.

Adaptive evolution of bindin in the genus Heliocidaris is correlated with the shift to direct development., Zigler KS, Raff EC, Popodi E, Raff RA, Lessios HA., Evolution. October 1, 2003; 57 (10): 2293-302.

Phylogeography of the pantropical sea urchin Tripneustes: contrasting patterns of population structure between oceans., Lessios HA, Kane J, Robertson DR., Evolution. September 1, 2003; 57 (9): 2026-36.

250 million years of bindin evolution., Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Biol Bull. August 1, 2003; 205 (1): 8-15.

Evolution of bindin in the pantropical sea urchin Tripneustes: comparisons to bindin of other genera., Zigler KS, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. February 1, 2003; 20 (2): 220-31.

Quantitative analysis of gametic incompatibility between closely related species of neotropical sea urchins., McCartney MA, Lessios HA., Biol Bull. April 1, 2002; 202 (2): 166-81.

Demographic history of Diadema antillarum, a keystone herbivore on Caribbean reefs., Lessios HA, Garrido MJ, Kessing BD., Proc Biol Sci. November 22, 2001; 268 (1483): 2347-53.

Population structure and speciation in tropical seas: global phylogeography of the sea urchin Diadema., Lessios HA, Kessing BD, Pearse JS., Evolution. May 1, 2001; 55 (5): 955-75.

Dispersal barriers in tropical oceans and speciation in Atlantic and eastern Pacific sea urchins of the genus Echinometra., McCartney MA, Keller G, Lessios HA., Mol Ecol. September 1, 2000; 9 (9): 1391-400.

Evolution of sea urchin retroviral-like (SURL) elements: evidence from 40 echinoid species., Gonzalez P, Lessios HA., Mol Biol Evol. July 1, 1999; 16 (7): 938-52.

PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE PANTROPICAL SEA URCHIN EUCIDARIS IN RELATION TO LAND BARRIERS AND OCEAN CURRENTS., Lessios HA, Kessing BD, Robertson DR, Paulay G., Evolution. June 1, 1999; 53 (3): 806-817.

THE EVOLUTION OF GAMETIC INCOMPATIBILITY IN NEOTROPICAL ECHINOMETRA: A REPLY TO MCCLARY., Lessios HA, Cunningham CW., Evolution. December 1, 1993; 47 (6): 1883-1885.

Rate variation of protein and mitochondrial DNA evolution as revealed by sea urchins separated by the isthmus of Panama., Bermingham E, Lessios HA., Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. April 1, 1993; 90 (7): 2734-8.

GAMETIC INCOMPATIBILITY BETWEEN SPECIES OF THE SEA URCHIN ECHINOMETRA ON THE TWO SIDES OF THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA., Lessios HA, Cunningham CW., Evolution. July 1, 1990; 44 (4): 933-941.

Spread of diadema mass mortality through the Caribbean., Lessios HA, Robertson DR, Cubit JD., Science. October 19, 1984; 226 (4672): 335-7.

POSSIBLE PREZYGOTIC REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN SEA URCHINS SEPARATED BY THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA., Lessios HA., Evolution. September 1, 1984; 38 (5): 1144-1148.

[Sea urchins of Panama, the lesions they cause and their treatment]., Lessios HA., Rev Med Panama. January 1, 1983; 8 (1): 56-71.

DIVERGENCE IN ALLOPATRY: MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN SEA URCHINS SEPARATED BY THE ISTHMUS OF PANAMA., Lessios HA., Evolution. July 1, 1981; 35 (4): 618-634.

[Preliminary evidence for a gene duplication in the evolution of the class Echinoidea]., Lessios HA., Rev Med Panama. January 1, 1981; 6 (1): 46-55.

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