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Genome Skimming Illuminates Hidden Species Diversity and Symbiodiniaceae Associations in East Pacific Pocillopora Corals.
Genome biology and evolution - 31 Jan 2026
Connelly Michael T, Glynn Victoria Marie, Cornejo Anabell, Villalobos-Cubero Tatiana, Kleypas Joan, Alvarado Juan José, Brandt Margarita, Logan Cheryl A, Palacio-Castro Ana M, Flot Jean-François, Leray Matthieu, Connolly Sean R, Quattrini Andrea M
Abstract excerpt
Biodiversity conservation relies upon accurate species taxonomy to support decision-making. Stony corals in the genus Pocillopora are critical ecosystem engineers in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP); however, Pocillopora species diversity in the region is still unresolved due to high phenotypic plasticity, lack of diagnostic morphological characters, and low-resolution genetic markers used in previous studies....
Topics
- Anthozoa
- Animals
- Symbiosis
- Biodiversity
- Genome, Mitochondrial
- Phylogeny
- Dinoflagellida
- Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
- Whole Genome Sequencing
