Systematic and biogeographical patterns in the reproductive biology of scleractinian corals
A limited diversity of character states for reproductive traits and a robust phylogeny make
scleractinian corals an ideal model organism with which to explore the evolution of life …
scleractinian corals an ideal model organism with which to explore the evolution of life …
Slow mitochondrial DNA sequence evolution in the Anthozoa (Cnidaria)
TL Shearer, MJH Van Oppen, SL Romano… - Molecular …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Mitochondrial genes have been used extensively in population genetic and
phylogeographical analyses, in part due to a high rate of nucleotide substitution in animal …
phylogeographical analyses, in part due to a high rate of nucleotide substitution in animal …
With eyes wide open: a revision of species within and closely related to the Pocillopora damicornis species complex (Scleractinia; Pocilloporidae) using morphology …
Molecular studies have been instrumental for refining species boundaries in the coral genus
Pocillopora and revealing hidden species diversity within the extensively studied global …
Pocillopora and revealing hidden species diversity within the extensively studied global …
Limitations of mitochondrial gene barcoding in Octocorallia
CS McFADDEN, Y Benayahu, E Pante… - Molecular ecology …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The widespread assumption that COI and other mitochondrial genes will be ineffective DNA
barcodes for anthozoan cnidarians has not been well tested for most anthozoans other than …
barcodes for anthozoan cnidarians has not been well tested for most anthozoans other than …
Biology of deep-water octocorals
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography,
ecology, and reproductive biology of deep-sea octocorals and also focuses on gorgonian …
ecology, and reproductive biology of deep-sea octocorals and also focuses on gorgonian …
A molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Octocorallia (Cnidaria: Anthozoa) based on mitochondrial protein-coding sequences
Despite their abundance and ecological importance in a wide variety of shallow and deep
water marine communities, octocorals (soft corals, sea fans, and sea pens) are a group …
water marine communities, octocorals (soft corals, sea fans, and sea pens) are a group …
Molecular phylogenetic insights into the evolution of Octocorallia: a review
CS McFadden, JA Sánchez… - … and Comparative Biology, 2010 - academic.oup.com
The anthozoan sub-class Octocorallia, comprising approximately 3000 species of soft
corals, gorgonians, and sea pens, remains one of the most poorly understood groups of the …
corals, gorgonians, and sea pens, remains one of the most poorly understood groups of the …
New approaches to species delimitation and population structure of anthozoans: Two case studies of octocorals using ultraconserved elements and exons
KL Erickson, A Pentico, AM Quattrini… - Molecular Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As coral populations decline worldwide in the face of ongoing environmental change,
documenting their distribution, diversity and conservation status is now more imperative than …
documenting their distribution, diversity and conservation status is now more imperative than …
Sexual reproduction in octocorals
For octocorals, sexual reproductive processes are fundamental to maintaining populations
and influencing macroevolutionary processes. While ecological data on octocorals have …
and influencing macroevolutionary processes. While ecological data on octocorals have …
A molecular phylogenetic framework for the phylum Ctenophora using 18S rRNA genes
This paper presents the first molecular phylogenetic analysis of the phylum Ctenophora, by
use of 18S ribosomal RNA sequences from most of the major taxa. The ctenophores form a …
use of 18S ribosomal RNA sequences from most of the major taxa. The ctenophores form a …