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Kristina Hill-Spanik

College of Charleston

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Center For Coastal Environmental And Human Health

College of Charleston

Laboratory Of Hollings Marine

NoneKristina Hill-spanik is currently serving as a Center For Coastal Environmental And Human Health faculty at College of Charleston.

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College of Charleston

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ecology biology marine biology parasitology aquatic ecosystems microbial ecology zoology marine ecology evolutionary biology environmental science invertebrate pathology host-parasite relationships south carolina algal research marine systems environmental microbiology benthic communities oceanography biogeography microbial diversity bacteria veterinary parasitology benthic ecology aquatic organisms zoological taxonomy botany avian biology coastal research hydrobiologia applied phycology environmental dna molecular ecology algal biology phycology parasitic diseases marine biodiversity biological oceanography aquatic conservation fish biology marine pollution harmful algae marine environments arthropod taxonomy global distribution invasion biology community structure biogeomorphology host specificity integrative biology case studies benthic-pelagic coupling tidal zone taxonomy (biology) morphological evidence primatology landscape connectivity specie distribution intermediate host marine ecosystem-based management coastal geomorphology coastal waters tropical oyster parasites saccostrea species saltmarsh benthic diatoms spatial influences molluscan parasites sex-linked markers haplodiplontic alga molecular data facultative host life cycles charleston harbor flats tidal stage changes infection dynamics kudoa inornata associated thallus complexity

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Examining Short Temporal Changes in Intertidal Macroalgal Microbiomes at 'Ewa Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'I: Some Hosts Varied While Others Remained Stable. Environmental Microbiology Reports (2026)

microbiologyshort temporal changeshydrobiologiamicrobial ecologyenvironmental microbiologymarine biologyintertidal macroalgal microbiomesmicrobial diversitymicrobiomebiologymarine ecologybiological oceanography'ewa beachapplied phycologyecologysymbiosisapplied microbiologyalgal research

Temporal Patterns of Benthic Microalgal Community Structure in a South Carolina, USA, Saltmarsh. Diatom Research (2026)

south carolinamicrobial ecologymarine biologybenthic communitiesmarine systemsbenthic ecologyaquatic ecosystemstemporal patternsbiologyecology and evolutionary biologyalgal researchmarine ecologyenvironmental scienceecologymarine biodiversitybloom ecologycommunity (ecology)biodiversity

Exploring Hidden Parasite Diversity During a Parasiteblitz Across a Coastal Habitat Gradient Using Environmental Dna Metabarcoding. Journal of Helminthology (2025)

parasitologycoastal habitat gradientmarine biologyenvironmental dna metabarcodinghost-parasite relationshipsaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental dnabiologymolecular ecologyhidden parasite diversityecologydna barcodingbiodiversity

Molecular Identification of Tapeworm Infection in a Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Sp., in South Carolina, USA. Journal of Helminthology (2025)

parasitologymicrobiologyhelminthologysouth carolinamarine biologyhost-parasite relationshipsbottlenose dolphintapeworm infectionbiologyzoologyinvertebrate pathology

PARASITEBLITZ: Adaptation of the Bioblitz Concept to Parasitology. Journal of Helminthology (2025)

parasitologyveterinary parasitologyinfectious diseaseshost-parasite relationshipsevolutionary biologyintermediate hostbioblitz conceptparasitic diseases

Morphological Description and Molecular Characterization of Heterospinus Mccordi N. Gen. N. Sp. (Acanthocephala: Polymorphidae) From Cystacanths Infecting a Non-Native Crayfish Host, Procambarus Clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae), in South Carolina, USA. Systematic Parasitology (2024)

parasitologymicrobiologymarine biotasouth carolinazoological taxonomymorphology (biology)phylogeneticsinvertebrate pathologyaquatic organismsnon-native crayfish hostbiologyzoologymorphological descriptionaquatic ecosystems

Characterization of Macroalgal-Associated Microbial Communities From Shallow to Mesophotic Depths at Manawai, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawai‘I. PeerJ (2023)

Gabrielle M. KubaHeather L. SpaldingKristina M. Hill-SpanikTaylor M. WilliamsMonica O. PaianoAlison R. SherwoodBrian B. HaukRandall K. KosakiHeather Fullerton

microbiologymarine biotamesophotic depthsmicrobial ecologymarine biologymarine national monumentmicrobial diversitymacroalgal-associated microbial communitiesenvironmental scienceecologyenvironmental microbiology

Epibiosis and Parasitism of Coquina Clam Donax Spp.: Location, Location, Location!. Invertebrate Biology (2023)

parasitologyneglected tropical diseasesveterinary medicineinfectious diseasesinvertebrate pathologyhost-parasite relationshipsbiologyzoologyzoogeographypathogensmedical entomologyzoonotic diseasesecologyveterinary parasitologyparasitic diseases

Expanding the Phylogeography and Connectivity of Perkinsus Species Across North and Central America. Diversity and Distributions (2023)

Leone YisraelRuth A. DiMariaPatricia Santos‐CimineraM. Leopoldina Aguirre‐MacedoVictor M. Vidal‐MartínezGregory M. RuizMark E. TorchinKristina M. Hill‐SpanikAnand GnanadesikanKatrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan

diversity (business)distribution (marketing)specie distributioncentral americalandscape connectivitybiogeographyecologybiodiversity

Feeding Effects of the Keystone Deposit Feeder Ilyanassa Obsoleta (Neogastropoda, Gastropoda) on Sedimentary Diatoms. Journal of Phycology (2023)

wetlandsbenthic communitiesmarine ecologyenvironmental scienceharmful algaepaleoecologytrophic webmarine systemssedimentologyaquatic conservationmarine geologyecologyecosystemsfreshwater biologyaquatic ecosystemsfisheriesmarine biologysedimentary diatomsbiologybenthic ecology

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Kristina Hill-Spanik

College of Charleston

Affiliations

Center For Coastal Environmental And Human Health

College of Charleston

Laboratory Of Hollings Marine

NoneKristina Hill-spanik is currently serving as a Center For Coastal Environmental And Human Health faculty at College of Charleston.

Honors

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Kristina Hill-Spanik

College of Charleston

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Examining Short Temporal Changes in Intertidal Macroalgal Microbiomes at 'Ewa Beach, O'ahu, Hawai'I: Some Hosts Varied While Others Remained Stable. Environmental Microbiology Reports (2026)

Temporal Patterns of Benthic Microalgal Community Structure in a South Carolina, USA, Saltmarsh. Diatom Research (2026)

Exploring Hidden Parasite Diversity During a Parasiteblitz Across a Coastal Habitat Gradient Using Environmental Dna Metabarcoding. Journal of Helminthology (2025)

Molecular Identification of Tapeworm Infection in a Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops Sp., in South Carolina, USA. Journal of Helminthology (2025)

parasitologymicrobiologyhelminthologysouth carolinamarine biologyhost-parasite relationshipsbottlenose dolphintapeworm infectionbiologyzoologyinvertebrate pathology

PARASITEBLITZ: Adaptation of the Bioblitz Concept to Parasitology. Journal of Helminthology (2025)

parasitologyveterinary parasitologyinfectious diseaseshost-parasite relationshipsevolutionary biologyintermediate hostbioblitz conceptparasitic diseases

Characterization of Macroalgal-Associated Microbial Communities From Shallow to Mesophotic Depths at Manawai, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawai‘I. PeerJ (2023)

Gabrielle M. KubaHeather L. SpaldingKristina M. Hill-SpanikTaylor M. WilliamsMonica O. PaianoAlison R. SherwoodBrian B. HaukRandall K. KosakiHeather Fullerton

Epibiosis and Parasitism of Coquina Clam Donax Spp.: Location, Location, Location!. Invertebrate Biology (2023)

Expanding the Phylogeography and Connectivity of Perkinsus Species Across North and Central America. Diversity and Distributions (2023)

diversity (business)distribution (marketing)specie distributioncentral americalandscape connectivitybiogeographyecologybiodiversity

Feeding Effects of the Keystone Deposit Feeder Ilyanassa Obsoleta (Neogastropoda, Gastropoda) on Sedimentary Diatoms. Journal of Phycology (2023)

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