Genomics reveals abundant speciation in the coral reef building alga Porolithon onkodes (Corallinales, Rhodophyta)

• Published in: Journal of Phycology
• Main Authors: Gabrielson, Paul W., Hughey, Jeffery R., Diaz‐Pulido, Guillermo
• Other Authors: Australian Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2018
• Subjects: Ocean acidification
• Online Access: 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

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...