Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada
Commonly called “bubblegum coral’, Paragorgia is a genus of cold-water gorgonian coral that has a broad global distribution and is eurybathic from depths of meters to kilometers. Such ecological breadth, however, may be confounded by the presence of cryptic species. In this study we compare the gene...
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ftccsenetojs:oai:ojs.www.ccsenet.org:article/6072 2023-05-15T17:54:35+02:00 Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada Strychar, Kevin B. Kenchington, Ellen L. Hamilton, Lorraine C. Scott, David B. Sir Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Fund; Nova Scotial Museum; Texas Research Development Fund; Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi University Research Enhancement 2010-12-20 application/pdf http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijb/article/view/6072 https://doi.org/10.5539/ijb.v3n1p3 en eng Canadian Center of Science and Education http://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijb/article/view/6072 Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture or academic thesis), that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, in English or in any other language, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication.Copyrights for articles published in CCSE journals are retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the journal. The journal/publisher is not responsible for subsequent uses of the work. It is the author's responsibility to bring an infringement action if so desired by the author. International Journal of Biology; Vol 3, No 1 (2011); p3 Peer-reviewed Article 2010 ftccsenetojs https://doi.org/10.5539/ijb.v3n1p3 2011-09-24T10:47:10Z Commonly called “bubblegum coral’, Paragorgia is a genus of cold-water gorgonian coral that has a broad global distribution and is eurybathic from depths of meters to kilometers. Such ecological breadth, however, may be confounded by the presence of cryptic species. In this study we compare the genetic distances of various Paragorgia spp. across their distribution and depth range along the Canadian mid-Atlantic margin using 18S ribosomal DNA sequences. Morphometric and 18S evidence show that although appearing similar, only one species of cold-water Paragorgia, called P. arborea, predominates in this region. However, 18S evidence from corals collected at deep depths located at one site, called the Stone Fence, indicate that a significant amount of divergence exists and other species may also be present. Such new light provides a need for further genetic testing using alternative methods (e.g. microsatellites), which could reveal new lineages that may have considerable ecological and/or taxonomic importance. Article in Journal/Newspaper Paragorgia arborea Canadian Center of Science and Education: CCSE Journal Online Canada International Journal of Biology 3 1 |
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Commonly called “bubblegum coral’, Paragorgia is a genus of cold-water gorgonian coral that has a broad global distribution and is eurybathic from depths of meters to kilometers. Such ecological breadth, however, may be confounded by the presence of cryptic species. In this study we compare the genetic distances of various Paragorgia spp. across their distribution and depth range along the Canadian mid-Atlantic margin using 18S ribosomal DNA sequences. Morphometric and 18S evidence show that although appearing similar, only one species of cold-water Paragorgia, called P. arborea, predominates in this region. However, 18S evidence from corals collected at deep depths located at one site, called the Stone Fence, indicate that a significant amount of divergence exists and other species may also be present. Such new light provides a need for further genetic testing using alternative methods (e.g. microsatellites), which could reveal new lineages that may have considerable ecological and/or taxonomic importance. |
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Strychar, Kevin B. Kenchington, Ellen L. Hamilton, Lorraine C. Scott, David B. Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada |
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Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada |
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Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada |
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Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada |
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Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada |
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Phylogenetic Diversity of the Cold Water Octocoral Paragorgia arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) off the East Coast of Canada |
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phylogenetic diversity of the cold water octocoral paragorgia arborea (linnaeus, 1758) off the east coast of canada |
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