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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: hydroid; reduction of medusa; Sarsia lovenii; crossing; genetic polymorphism; gonophore; Medusa; White Sea
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/d15050675

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...