Evolution and biodiversity of sea pens (Octocorallia: Scleralcyonacea: Pennatuloidea)

• Main Author: de Carvalho Hogan, Raissa Iris
• Other Authors: Allcock, A. Louise
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Galway 2024
• Subjects: Deep-sea corals; Pennatuloidea; Sea pens; Evolution; Taxonomy; Integrative taxonomy; Species delimitation; Phylogeny; Irish deep-sea corals; Next Generation Sequencing; Oceanography; Natural Sciences; Marine Science; Zoology; Carlsson; Crawford; Greenland; Hayes; Howell; Greenland Institute of Natural Resources; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10379/18180; https://doi.org/10.13025/14700

My research aimed to elucidate the evolutionary history of sea pens by utilising molecular and morphological data. The primary objective was to gain valuable insights into their phylogeny through the analysis of extensive molecular datasets. To achieve this, multiple sea pen species were collected,...