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, Mitchell, Alex, Cranston, Alex, Busch, Kathrin, 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, Maria Belén, Whiting, Connie, Riesgo, Ana
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2022
• Subjects: Hatton-Rockall Basin; Norway; North Atlantic; North East Atlantic
• Online Access: https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/54751/; https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/54751/3/Taboada_2022.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2021.103685

Highlights: • First time hybridization is detected in deep-water sponges (Phakellia) using SNPs. • Hybridization corroborated by morphological and microbial analyses. • Connectivity between shallow populations of Phakellia robusta spanning ca. 2,000 km. • Molecular connectivity explained by prevalen...