New Publications: September 2026 | Marine Biological Laboratory

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In September 2026, 13 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.

Gutner-Hoch, E., Balter, R., Eisenberg, E., Roberson, L., & Rosenthal, J. (2026). Chloroplast DNA minicircles composition, structure, and variation within Breviolum psygmophilum (Symbiodiniaceae, dinoflagellates). Frontiers in Marine Science, 13, 1847790. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2026.1847790

Randall, J., Bishop, K., McClelland, J., Bahr, K., & Walther, B. (2026). Transplanted bivalves record subseasonal shifts in isotopic and elemental proxies for salinity in subtropical estuaries. Marine & Freshwater Research, 77(14). https://doi.org/10.1071/MF26040

Countryman, A. D., Geisterfer, Z. M., Cao, R. C., & Gladfelter, A. S. (2026). Distinct actin architectures across a giant syncytial cell. microPublication Biology, 2026. https://doi.org/10.17912/MICROPUB.BIOLOGY.002421

Banday, Z. Z., Randich, A. M., Hulse, R. E., Tong, Z., Havrilak, J. A., Osorno-Ferro, T., Watto, E., Demchenko, E. A., Fournier, Z., Grillet, N., Sotomayor, M., Layden, M. J., Malamy, J., & Perozo, E. (2026). Cnidarian mechanosensory cells as ancestors of vertebrate hair cells: Molecular targeting of an ancient mechanotransduction complex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 123(40), e2607106123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2607106123

Deck, A. R., Tucker, S. J., Hauser, B. M., Iacchei, M. J., Callan, C. K., Rappé, M. S., & Nigro, O. D. (2026). Succession of the yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) microbiome from hatch to settlement in a recirculating aquaculture system. PeerJ, 14, e21690. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21690

Rabbitt, K., Bowen, J., Costa, M., Giblin, A., McClain, T., Morris, J., & Hughes, A. R. (2026). Nitrogen Uptake Varies Regionally in the Salt Marsh Plant Spartina alterniflora. Estuaries and Coasts, 49(6), 199. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12237-026-01816-0

Connolly, C. T., Koch, J. C., McClelland, J. W., Rawlins, M. A., & Repasch, M. (2026). Landscape Controls River Continuum Dissolved Organic Carbon in Northeastern Alaska. Water Resources Research, 62(9), e2025WR042358. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR042358

Garcia Arredondo, M., Pérez Castro, S., Mendoza, F. A., Mardis, G., Koch, C., Tfaily, M. M., Cardon, Z. G., & Keiluweit, M. (2026). Nutrient stress reduces the extent but increases the intensity of root-driven destabilization of mineral-associated organic matter. Communications Earth & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-026-04008-7

Pennock, C. A., Thiede, G. P., Budy, P., Giblin, A., Luecke, C., & Kling, G. W. (2026). Ecological stability of zooplankton communities in changing arctic lakes over three decades. Ecology, 107(9), e70500. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70500

Wang, H., Wolff, C., Pintozzi, N., Petriv, A.-M., & McDermott, B. M. (2026). An anatomical map of squid lateral lines. Current Biology, 36(18), R971–R972. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.056

Bachar-Wikström, E., Anselmo, A., Thorner, A. R., Sidor, I., Abbo, L., & Wikström, J. D. (2026). Wound healing in Atlantic spiny dogfish sharks. Scientific Reports, 16, 28202. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-67205-6

Kim, J. E., Scholten, R. C., Badzioch, R., Curasi, S. R., Klupar, I., Salinas, A. A., Goulden, M. L., Randerson, J. T., Rastetter, E. B., & Rocha, A. V. (2026). Burn Severity as a Driver of Multi-Year Increases in Gross Primary Production and Solar-Induced Fluorescence Following a Wildfire in Arctic Tundra. AGU Advances, 7(6), e2025AV001917. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV001917

Louis, V., Bellido, Z., Helfenbein, A., Rosenthal, J. J. C., & Emery, P. (2026). Core circadian clock genes control molecular and behavioral circatidal rhythms in Parhyale hawaiensis. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.08.017

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.