New Publications: March 2026 | Marine Biological Laboratory

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In March 2026, 7 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.

Grabb, K. C., Herrera, S., Roberson, L. M., Sánchez-García, M., Page, H. N., & Hansel, C. M. (2026). Extracellular superoxide production by Porites species provides insight into controls on coral physiology. PNAS Nexus, pgag075. https://doi.org/10.1093/pnasnexus/pgag075

Zhu, Y., Anderson, H. S., Salcedo, E., Miller, S. E., Longnecker, K., Soule, M. C. K., Haley, S. T., Swarr, G. J., Braakman, R., Dyhrman, S. T., & Kujawinski, E. B. (2026). Characterization of phytoplankton-excreted metabolites mediating carbon flux through the surface ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(12), e2531765123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2531765123

Nandi, S., Stephens, T. G., Garcia, R., Sánchez-García, M., Roberson, L. M., Avalos, J. L., Chundawat, S. P. S., & Bhattacharya, D. (2026). Rafts of change: Microbial and functional dynamics in simulated Sargassum strandings. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, e02357-25. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02357-25

Polunina-Proulx, I. A., Holdren, K., Lubofsky, L. A., Munier, R. S. C., Speer, P. E., Pitts, A., McGee, L.-A. S., Famely, J. J., & Barrett, M. J. (2026). ResilientWoodsHole: A private–public model for coastal resilience in a low-lying community. Frontiers in Marine Science, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1783124

Fröbius, A. C., Mark Welch, D. B., & Herlyn, H. (2026). ParaHox Genes Revisited: From Gut Patterning to Integrated Axial and Neural Organization in Rotifera. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B-Molecular and Developmental Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.70019

Wen, M. T. C., Prince, V. E., & Gillis, J. A. (2026). Shared competence forms the basis of gill arch and paired fin serial homology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 123(12), e2529365123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2529365123

Faure, E., Pommellec, J., Noel, C., Cormier, A., Delpech, L.-M., Eren, A. M., Fernandez-Guerra, A., Vanni, C., Fourquez, M., Houssais, M.-N., Guyet, U., Da Silva, C., Gavory, F., Perdereau, A., Labadie, K., Wincker, P., Poulain, J., Hassler, C., Lin, Y., Cassar, N., & Maignien, L. (2026). Water mass specific genes dominate the Southern Ocean microbiome. Nature Communications, 17, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-69584-w

Are you an MBL scientist with a paper that came out this month, which was not included on this list? We apologize for the oversight. Please email comm@mbl.edu.