Data from: Clones or clans: the genetic structure of a deep-sea sponge, Aphrocallistes vastus, in unique sponge reefs of British Columbia, Canada ...

• Main Authors: Brown, Rachel R., Davis, Corey S., Leys, Sally P.
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2017
• Subjects: Aphrocallistes vastus; glass sponge reefs; Heterochone calyx; Next Generation Sequencing; Deep-sea; genomic duplication; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; British Columbia; Canada; Sog; Alaska; Glass sponges
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sc0nf; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.sc0nf

Understanding patterns of reproduction, dispersal and recruitment in deep-sea communities is increasingly important with the need to manage resource extraction and conserve species diversity. Glass sponges are usually found in deep water (>1000 m) worldwide but form kilometre-long reefs on the co...