Table 1_Transcriptomic response of Acropora cervicornis following transplantation to a mar

12 coral samples from three genotypes of the critically endangered Acropora cervicornis were analyzed for host and algal symbiont gene expression after four months of transplantation. Allyson DeMerlis published this dataset on figshare in 2026, detailing the molecular stress response of corals moved from an offshore nursery to a nearshore, urbanized habitat in Florida. The data includes expression levels for 1,126 significantly differentially expressed genes.

Use Cases

• Identify molecular stress markers in corals based on upregulated heat shock protein and immune signaling genes.
• Compare genotype-specific resilience to environmental change based on transcriptomic profiles from three distinct coral genotypes.
• Assess long-term restoration success by integrating gene expression data with growth and survivorship metrics mentioned in the study.
• Investigate symbiont response to marginal environments based on algal symbiont gene expression data.

Strengths

• Dataset includes 12 samples after quality filtering, providing a basis for statistical analysis.
• Transcriptomic analysis covers 1,126 significantly differentially expressed host and symbiont genes.
• Data is focused on a specific, ecologically critical event: transplantation of corals to a marginal environment over a four-month period.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 12.4 KB file size suggests a very limited scope of data, likely summary statistics rather than raw sequence reads.

Provenance

Source

Allyson DeMerlis via figshare.

Collection Method

Gene expression analysis (likely RNA-seq) of nursery-propagated Acropora cervicornis corals before and after transplantation.

Time Range

Samples were outplanted in June 2021 and collected after four months.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-25 04:34:58; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Florida, USA; transplantation from an offshore nursery in Key Biscayne to a nearshore, urbanized habitat in the Port of Miami.