Marta Canuti

Research on the ecology of the carnivorous sponge-associated iridovirus (CaSpA-IV) reveals its presence in the Cnidaria

Carnivorous sponge–associated iridovirus (CaSpA-IV) is a recently described virus identified in two deep-sea cladorhizid sponge species from the Gulf of Maine and Baffin Bay. To assess its ecological distribution and potential transmission pathways, we molecularly screened for Ca...