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dc.contributor.authorGabrielson, Paul W
dc.contributor.authorHughey, Jeffery R
dc.contributor.authorDiaz-Pulido, Guillermo
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-19T03:47:13Z
dc.date.available2019-08-19T03:47:13Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.identifier.issn0022-3646
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/jpy.12761
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/382826
dc.description.abstractAn essential suite of coral reef ecosystem engineers is coralline red algae. Among these, the smooth, encrusting Porolithon onkodes has historically been considered the most important and common reef building species worldwide. We assess P. onkodes biodiversity by performing a genomic analysis of the lectotype specimen collected in 1892 from the Tami Islands, Gulf of Huon, east of New Guinea. Comparisons of DNA sequences from the lectotype specimen to those deposited in GenBank and to newly generated sequences from both field‐collected and historical specimens demonstrate that at least 20 distinct species are passing under P. onkodes. We hypothesize that there were multiple evolutionary drivers including ecophysiology, hydrodynamic regimes, and biotic interactions as well as historical biogeography, which resulted in this high diversity of smooth, encrusting Porolithon species throughout the tropics. Our results emphasize the need to document the biodiversity, ecophysiology, and habitats of these tropical, reef‐building algae in light of climate change and ocean acidification.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom429
dc.relation.ispartofpageto434
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Phycology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume54
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMarine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPlant biology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFisheries sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310305
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3108
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3005
dc.titleGenomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta)
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC3 - Articles (Letter/ Note)
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorDiaz-Pulido, Guillermo


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