Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta)
An 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 th...
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crwiley:10.1111/jpy.12761 2024-09-15T18:28:08+00:00 Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) Gabrielson, Paul W. Hughey, Jeffery R. Diaz‐Pulido, Guillermo Australian Research Council 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12761 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjpy.12761 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpy.12761 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jpy.12761 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/am-pdf/10.1111/jpy.12761 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#am http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Journal of Phycology volume 54, issue 4, page 429-434 ISSN 0022-3646 1529-8817 journal-article 2018 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12761 2024-08-27T04:30:15Z An 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ocean acidification Wiley Online Library Journal of Phycology 54 4 429 434 |
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An 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. |
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Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) |
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Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) |
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Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) |
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Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) |
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Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) |
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genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga porolithon onkodes (corallinales, rhodophyta) |
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