What Does “ITS” Say about Hybridization in Lineages of Sarsia (Corynidae, Hydrozoa) from the White Sea?

• Published in: Diversity
• Main Authors: Andrey Prudkovsky, Alexandra Vetrova, Stanislav Kremnyov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2023
• Subjects: hydroid; reduction of medusa; Sarsia lovenii; crossing; genetic polymorphism; gonophore; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Medusa; White Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050675; https://doaj.org/article/b61ef7a28a4b4099a34b7ac768ecf3d2

Hydrozoans are widely known for their complex life cycles. The life cycle usually includes an asexual benthic polyp, which produces a sexual zooid (gonophore). Here, we performed an extensive analysis of 183 specimens of the hydrozoan genus Sarsia from the White Sea and identified four types of gono...