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Researcher

Sofie Derycke

Awards & Distinctions

94 Results

2025

To stay or to go : resource diversity alters the dispersal behavior of sympatric cryptic marine nematodes

Rodgee Mae GudenSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PEERJ

2024

Nematodes alter the taxonomic and functional profiles of benthic bacterial communities : a metatranscriptomic approach

Rodgee Mae GudenAnnelies HaegemanTom RuttinkTom MoensSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Optimising DNA metabarcoding and machine learning for advanced impact assessments in the North Sea : a case study on sand extraction

Laure Van den BulckeWillem WaegemanSofie DeryckeAnnelies De Backer

Resource diversity mitigates the effects of intraspecific competition in co-occurring cryptic nematode species

Rodgee Mae GudenSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

2023

Environmental filtering along a bathymetric gradient : a metabarcoding meta‐analysis of free‐living nematodes

Lara MacheriotouSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Linking marine nematode competition dynamics with microbial diversity to understand ecosystem functioning

Rodgee Mae GudenTom MoensSofie Derycke

2022

Microbiome differentiation among coexisting nematode species in estuarine microhabitats : a metagenetic analysis

Anna-Maria VafeiadouSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxNele De MeesterRodgee Mae GudenTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

The role of microbiome in coexistence of nematode cryptic species complex Litoditis marina under climate change

Anna-Maria VafeiadouAnnabelle DairainRodgee Mae GudenSofie DeryckeTom Moens

2021

Deep-sea nematodes of the Mozambique Channel : evidence of random community assembly dynamics in seep sediments

Lara MacheriotouAnnelien RigauxKarine OluDaniela ZeppilliSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE

Towards harmonization of DNA metabarcoding for monitoring marine macrobenthos : the effect of technical replicates and pooled DNA extractions on species detection

Laure Van den BulckeAnnelies De BackerBart AmpeSara MaesJan WittoeckWillem WaegemanKris HostensSofie Derycke

A2 Journal Article in METABARCODING AND METAGENOMICS

2020

Phylogenetic clustering and rarity imply risk of local species extinction in prospective deep-sea mining areas of the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone

Lara MacheriotouAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Population genomic structure of the gelatinous zooplankton species Mnemiopsis leidyi in its nonindigenous range in the North Sea

Christophe VerwimpLies VansteenbruggeSofie DeryckeThomas KerkhoveHilde MuylleOlivier HonnayTom RuttinkIsabel Roldán-RuizKris Hostens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2019

Community structure of deep-sea nematodes : a metabarcoding approach

Lara MacheriotouAnn VanreuselSofie Derycke

Metabarcoding free‐living marine nematodes using curated 18S and CO1 reference sequence databases for species‐level taxonomic assignments

Lara MacheriotouKatja GuiliniTânia Campinas BezerraBjorn TytgatDinh Tu NguyenThi Xuan Phuong NguyenFebe NoppeMaickel ArmenterosFehmi BoufahjaAnnelien Rigaux et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Microbiome partitioning of coexisting nematode species in shared microhabitats : insights of a metagenetic analysis

Anna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Monitoring of marine nematode communities through 18S rRNA metabarcoding as a sensitive alternative to morphology

Bjorn TytgatDinh Tu NguyenThi Xuan Phuong NguyenThi Man PhamPhan Ke LongAnn VanreuselSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

2018

Active and species-specific dispersal behaviour in a marine nematode cryptic species complex

Nele De MeesterT Van DaeleJ Van MalderenLuana Da Costa MonteiroCarl Van ColenSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES

Differential heavy-metal sensitivity in two cryptic species of the marine nematode Litoditis marina as revealed by developmental and behavioural assays

Luana Da Costa MonteiroJana Van ButselNele De MeesterWalter TraunspurgerSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Living apart-together : microhabitat differentiation of cryptic nematode species in a saltmarsh habitat

Rodgee Mae GudenAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Neurogenomic profiling reveals distinct gene expression profiles between brain parts that are consistent in ophthalmotilapia cichlids

Sofie DeryckeLoic KéverKoen HertenKoen Van den BergeMaarten Van SteenbergeJeroen Van HoudtLieven ClementPascal PoncinEric ParmentierErik Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE

The effect of bio-irrigation by the polychaete Lanice conchilega on active denitrifiers : distribution, diversity and composition of nosZ gene

Maryam Yazdani FoshtomiFrédérik LeliaertSofie DeryckeAnne WillemsMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2017

Biodiversity and connectivity of the nematofauna for sustainable management of exploited macroalgal communities along the Brazilian coast

Daniel Apolonio Silva de OliveiraWilfrida DecraemerGiovanni Amadeu Paiva dos SantosSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Distinct genetic differentiation and species diversification within two marine nematodes with different habitat preference in Antarctic sediments

Freija HauquierFrédérik LeliaertAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Low genetic but high morphological variation over more than 1000 km coastline refutes omnipresence of cryptic diversity in marine nematodes

Daniel Apolonio Silva de OliveiraWilfrida DecraemerTom MoensGiovanni Amadeu Paiva dos SantosSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Population genetic structure in Sabatieria (Nematoda) reveals intermediary gene flow and admixture between distant cold seeps from the Mediterranean Sea

Annelies De GrooteFreija HauquierAnn VanreuselSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

2016

Assessing functional diversity of marine nematodes in the 21st century: moving away from the black box approach

Tom MoensAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterXiuqin WuTânia Campinas BezerraKatja GuiliniJan VanaverbekeSofie Derycke

Co-occurrence of cryptic nematode species : true coexistence or mediated by differential microhabitat preferences?

Rodgee Mae GudenAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Coexisting cryptic species of the Litoditis marina complex (Nematoda) show differential resource use and have distinct microbiomes with high intraspecific variability

Sofie DeryckeNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSimon CreerHolly BikWilliam ThomasTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Cryptic diversity and ecosystem functioning : a complex tale of differential effects on decomposition

Nele De MeesterRuth GingoldAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in OECOLOGIA

Cryptic diversity matters : ecological and functional differences in a marine nematode cryptic species complex

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Cryptic diversity matters : implications for ecosystem functioning and pollution monitoring

Nele De MeesterLuana Da Costa MonteiroSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Microhabitat choice of cryptic species: do closely related nematode species really occur together?

Rodgee Mae GudenAnna-Maria VafeiadouNele De MeesterAnnelien RigauxSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Mitogenomics reveals high synteny and long evolutionary histories of sympatric cryptic nematode species

Tara GrosemansKrystalynne MorrisW Kelley ThomasAnnelien RigauxTom MoensSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Spatiotemporal variation and sediment retention effects on nematode communities associated with Halimeda opuntia (Linnaeus) Lamouroux (1816) and Sargassum polyceratium Montagne (1837) seaweeds in a tropical phytal ecosystem

Daniel Apolonio Silva de OliveiraSofie DeryckeClélia MC Da RochaDébora F BarbosaWilfrida DecraemerGiovanni AP Dos Santos

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

The microbiomes of sympatric cryptic nematode species reflect resource differentiation which is altered by ecological interactions

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Transcription, signaling receptor activity, oxidative phosphorylation, and fatty acid metabolism mediate the presence of closely related species in distinct intertidal and cold-seep habitats

Jelle Van CampenhoutAnn VanreuselSteven Van BelleghemSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Unravelling coexistence of cryptic Litoditis marina species

Nele De MeesterTom MoensSofie Derycke

2015

Active dispersal is differentially affected by inter- and intraspecific competition in closely related nematode species

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

Daily temperature fluctuations alter interactions between closely related species of marine nematodes

Nele De MeesterGiovanni AP Dos SantosAnnelien RigauxYirina ValdesSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Intraspecific functional trait variability does not result in higher fitness under thermal stress in a free-living marine nematode

Lara MacheriotouBart BraeckmanAnnelien RigauxNele De MeesterTom MoensSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Multidimensional assessment of environmental adaptation of cryptic Halomonhystera (Nematoda) species from bathyal cold-seep- and intertidal habitats

Jelle Van CampenhoutAnn VanreuselSofie Derycke

Temperature and salinity induce differential responses in life histories of cryptic nematode species

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

The link between microbial diversity and nitrogen cycling in marine sediments is modulated by macrofaunal bioturbation

Maryam Yazdani FoshtomiUlrike BraeckmanSofie DeryckeMelanie SappDirk Van GansbekeKoen SabbeAnne WillemsMagda VincxJan Vanaverbeke

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2014

A critique of Rossberg et al.: noise obscures the genetic signal of meiobiotal ecospecies in ecogenomic datasets

MJ MorganD BassH BikCW BirkyM BlaxterMD CrispSofie DeryckeD FitchD FontanetoCM Hardy et al.

Editorial material

Differences in life-histories refute ecological equivalence of cryptic species and provide clues to the origin of bathyal Halomonhystera (Nematoda)

Jelle Van CampenhoutSofie DeryckeTom MoensAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Systematics and DNA barcoding of free-licing marine nematodes with emphasis on tropical desmodorids using nuclear SSU rDNA and mitochondrial COI sequences

Maickel ArmenterosAriadna Riuz-AbiernoSofie DeryckeThierry BackeljauWilfrida Decraemer

A1 Journal Article in NEMATOLOGY

The Halomonhystera disjuncta population is homogeneous across the Håkon Mosby mud volcano (Barents Sea) but is genetically differentiated from its shallow-water relatives

Jelle Van CampenhoutSofie DeryckeAlexei TchesunovDaria PortnovaAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH

2013

Active dispersal to avoid competition?: a lab experiment with the Litoditis marina (Nematoda) cryptic species complex

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeLuana Da Costa MonteiroAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

Dispersal and gene flow in free-living marine nematodes

Sofie DeryckeThierry BackeljauTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY

Ecology of free-living marine nematodes

Tom MoensUlrike BraeckmanSofie DeryckeGustavo FonsecaFabiane GallucciJeroen IngelsDaniel LeducJan VanaverbekeCarl Van ColenAnn Vanreusel et al.

Bookchapter in Handbook of zoology : Gastrotricha, Cycloneuralia and Gnathifera, vol. 2 : Nematoda

PCR survey of 50 introns in animals: cross-amplification of homologous EPIC loci in eight non-bilaterian, protostome and deuterostome phyla

K GérardE GuillotonS Arnaud-HaondD AurelleR BastropP ChevaldonnéSofie DeryckeR HanelS LapègueC Lejeusne et al.

A1 Journal Article in MARINE GENOMICS

2012

An integrative approach to characterize cryptic species in the Thoracostoma trachygaster Hope, 1967 complex (Nematoda: Leptosomatidae)

Daniel Apolonio Silva de OliveiraWilfrida DecraemerOleksander HolovachovJay BurrIrma Tandingan De LeyPaul De LeyTom MoensSofie Derycke

A1 Journal Article in ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Differences in time until dispersal between cryptic species of a marine nematode species complex

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Effects of cadmium on the fitness of, and interactions between, two bacterivorous nematode species

Joey Genevieve MartinezGiovanni dos SantosSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED SOIL ECOLOGY

Investigating the ecology and evolution of cryptic marine nematode species through quantitative real-time PCR of the ribosomal ITS region

Sofie DeryckeRaheleh Tezerji SheibaniAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES

Role of cryptic diversity in decomposition in cryptic species complex of L. marina

Nele De MeesterRuth GingoldSofie DeryckeTom Moens

To stay or go: differential dispersal rates in cryptic species of a marine nematode

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

2011

Distribution and evolution of Atlanto-Mediterranean sponges from shallow-water and deep coral ecosystems : a molecular, morphological and biochemical approach

Julie ReveillaudAnn VanreuselRob Van SoestSofie Derycke

Effects of barium and cadmium on the population development of the marine nematode Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina

VF LiraGAP SantosSofie DeryckeMEL LarrazabalVG Fonsêca-GenevoisTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Genetic structure of Xiphinema pachtaicum and X. index populations based on mitochondrial DNA variation

Carlos Gutiérrez GutiérrezPablo CastilloCarolina Cantalapiedra-NavarreteBlanca LandaSofie DeryckeJuan Palomares-Rius

A1 Journal Article in PHYTOPATHOLOGY

Phylogenetic relationships among NE Atlantic plocamionida topsent (1927) (Porifera, Poecilosclerida): under-estimated diversity in reef ecosystems

Julie ReveillaudRob van SoestSofie DeryckeBernard PictonAnnelien RigauxAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Salinity effects on competition between cryptic species of the nematode Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Salinity effects on the coexistence of cryptic species: a case study on marine nematodes

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeDries BonteTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Same looks, different preferences: salinity effects on the coexistence of cryptic species

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

2010

Bioconversion by harpacticoids at the basis of marine food webs: evidence from fatty acid-specific isotope analysis

Marleen De TrochClio CnuddeDirk Van GansbekePascal BoeckxAnn VanreuselMagda VincxMaria José Caramujo

Book of abstracts: 14th international meiofauna conference

Exploring the use of Cytochrome Oxidase c Subunit 1 (COI) for DNA barcoding of free-living marine nematodes

Sofie DeryckeJan VanaverbekeAnnelien RigauxThierry BackeljauTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Fish farm impact on meiofauna: harpacticoid copepod species composition and 13C isotope signals

Grego MatejaMarleen De TrochAlenka Malej

Free-living nematodes associated with external and internal prokaryote symbionts in the Gollum Channel System and edge of the Whittard Canyon

Alexei V TchesunovEkaterina PopovaJeroen Ingels

Grazing of the harpacticoid Paramphiascella fulvofasciata on freeze-dried diatoms

Clio CnuddeAnne WillemsKoenraad Van HoordeWim VyvermanTom MoensMarleen De Troch

Investigating the responses of meiofauna in Potter Cove (King George Island, West Antarctic Peninsula) from a climate change perspective: an experimental approach

Francesca PasottiMaarten RaesAnn VanreuselMarleen De Troch

Linking DNA sequences to morphology: cryptic diversity and population genetic structure in the marine nematode Thoracostoma trachygaster (Nematoda, Leptosomatidae)

Sofie DeryckePaul De LeyIrma Tandingan De LeyOleksandr HolovachovAnnelien RigauxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in ZOOLOGICA SCRIPTA

Metazoan meiofauna in the Gollum Channel System and on the edge of the Whittard Canyon, Celtic Margin: how the environment shapes nematode structure and function

Jeroen IngelsAlexei V TchesunovAnn Vanreusel

NeMys: an online nematode identification and taxonomical tool

Jelle Van CampenhoutTânia Campinas BezerraGustavo FonsecaMaaike SteyaertJan VanaverbekeJeroen IngelsUlrike BraeckmanBea MerckxAnnelies De GrooteEllen Pape et al.

New genus of the family Ethmolaimidae (Nematoda: Chromadorida), found at the Gulf of Cadiz and Antarctica

Tânia Campinas BezerraEllen PapeFreija HauquierJeroen IngelsAnn Vanreusel

Salinity effects on competition between cryptic species of the nematode Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Salinity effects on competition between cryptic species of the nematode Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina

Nele De MeesterSofie DeryckeTom Moens

Species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships between Atlanto-Mediterranean shallow-water and deep-sea coral associated Hexadella species (Porifera, Ianthellidae)

Julie ReveillaudThomas RemerieRob van SoestDirk ErpenbeckPaco CardenasSofie DeryckeJoana R XavierAnnelien RigauxAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

The impact of deep-sea canyon conditions on meiobenthic structure and function

Jeroen IngelsKonstadinos KiriakoulakisGeorge A WolffDavid SM BillettAnn Vanreusel

2009

Interactions among bacterial-feeding nematode species at different levels of food availability

Giovanni Amadeu dos SantosSofie DeryckeVeronica Fonseca-GenevoisLuana CoelhoMaria CorreiaTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in Marine Biology

Metazoan meiofaunal communities at cold seeps along the Norwegian margin: influence of habitat heterogeneity and evidence for connection with shallow-water habitats

Saskia Van GaeverKarine OluSofie DeryckeAnn Vanreusel

A1 Journal Article in DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS

2008

Differential effects of food availability on population growth and fitness of three species of estuarine, bacterial-feeding nematodes

Giovanni Amadeu dos SantosSofie DeryckeVG FONSECA-GENEVOISLCBB COELHOMTS CORREIATom Moens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

Disentangling taxonomy within the Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina (Nematoda, Rhabditidae) species complex using molecular and morhological tools

Sofie DeryckeG FONSECAAndy VierstraeteJacques VanfleterenMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Gradients in biodiversity and macroalgal wrack decomposition rate across a macrotidal, ultradissipative sandy beach

Barbara Urban-MalingaTom GheskiereSteven DegraerSofie DeryckeKristof OpalinskiTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in Marine Biology

Integrative taxonomy in two free-living nematode species complexes

Gustavo FonsecaSofie DeryckeTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Phylogeography of the Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina species complex: evidence for long-distance dispersal, and for range expansions and restricted gene flow in the northeast Atlantic

Sofie DeryckeThomas RemerieThierry BackeljauAndy VierstraeteJacques VanfleterenMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in Molecular Ecology

2007

Colonization patterns of Nematoda on decomposing algae in the estuarine environment: Community assembly and genetic structure of the dominant species Pellioditis marina

Sofie DeryckeRoxane Van VyncktJ VANOVERBEKEMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in LIMNOLOGY AND OCEANOGRAPHY

Effects of sublethal abiotic stressors on population growth and genetic diversity of Pellioditis marina (Nematoda) from the Westerschelde estuary

Sofie DeryckeFrederik HendrickxT BACKELJAUSofie D'hondtL CAMPHIJNMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY

Patterns and processes in the genetic structure of two marine nematode taxa (Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): a molecular, morphological and experimental approach

Sofie DeryckeTom MoensMagda Vincx

Spatiotemporal analysis of population genetic structure in Geomonhystera disjuncta (Nematoda, Monhysteridae) reveals high levels of molecular diversity

Sofie DeryckeT BACKELJAUCaroline VlaeminckAndy VierstraeteJacques VanfleterenMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

2006

Role of nematodes in decomposition processes: Does within-trophic group diversity matter?

Ilse De MeselSofie DeryckeJean SwingsMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

Seasonal dynamics of population genetic structure in cryptic taxa of the Pellioditis marina complex (Nematoda: Rhabditida)

Sofie DeryckeT BACKELJAUCaroline VlaeminckAndy VierstraeteJacques VanfleterenMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in GENETICA

2005

Mitochondrial DNA variation and cryptic speciation within the free-living marine nematode Pellioditis marina

Sofie DeryckeThomas RemerieAndy VierstraeteT BACKELJAUJacques VanfleterenMagda VincxTom Moens

A1 Journal Article in MARINE ECOLOGY-PROGRESS SERIES

2004

Top-down impact of bacterivorous nematodes on the bacterial community structure: a microcosm study

Ilse De MeselSofie DeryckeTom MoensKatleen Van Der GuchtMagda VincxJean Swings

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY