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Molecular evidence shows low species diversity of coral-associated hydroids in Acropora corals.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Fontana Silvia, Keshavmurthy Shashank, Hsieh Hernyi Justin, Denis Vianney, Kuo Chao-Yang, Hsu Chia-Ming, Leung Julia K L, Tsai Wan-Sen, Wallace Carden C, Chen Chaolun Allen
Abstract excerpt
A novel symbiosis between scleractinians and hydroids (Zanclea spp.) was recently discovered using taxonomic approaches for hydroid species identification. In this study, we address the question whether this is a species-specific symbiosis or a cosmopolitan association between Zanclea and its coral hosts. Three molecular markers, including mitochondrial 16S and nuclear 28S ribosomal genes, and internal...
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