Genetic variability and differentiation among polymorphic populations of the genusSynoicum(Tunicata, Ascidiacea) from the South Shetland Islands

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Wiernes, María Paula, Sahade, Ricardo Jose, Tatian, Marcos, Chiappero, Marina Beatriz
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer
• Subjects: Synoicum; Coi; Morphotypes; Genetic Differentiation; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; South Shetland Islands; Argentina; Marcos; Ricardo; Antarc*; Antarctica; Polar Biology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/7961

In Antarctica, ascidians are among the most conspicuous and abundant organisms in benthic ecosystems and many species present wide distribution patterns. Two similar forms of ascidians of the colonial genus Synoicum were sampled along the South Shetland Islands, one greenish-yellow with elongated co...