Genetic diversity, gene flow and hybridization in fan-shaped sponges (Phakellia spp.) in the North-East Atlantic deep sea

• Published in: Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
• Main Authors: Taboada, Sergi, Ríos, Pilar, Mitchel, Alex, Cranston, Alex, Busch, Katrin, Tonzo, Vanina, Cárdenas, Paco, Sánchez, Francisco, Leiva, Carlos, Koutsouveli, Vasiliki, Cristobo, Javier, Xavier, Joana R., Hentschel, Ute, Rapp, Hans-Tore, Morrow, Christine, Drewery, Jim, Romero, Pedro E., Arias, María Belén, Whiting, Connie, Riesgo Gil, Ana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Introgression; SNPs; COI; Microbial community analysis; Conservation; MPA; Hatton-Rockall Basin; Norway; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10261/265341; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103685

Deep-sea North Atlantic sponge grounds are crucial components of the marine fauna providing a key role in ecosystem functioning. To properly develop effective conservation and management plans, it is crucial to un- derstand the genetic diversity, molecular connectivity patterns and turnover at the p...