Eurythoe complanata: more cryptic species in the Pacific?

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Marandia
dc.contributor.authorBorda, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.authorSchulze, Anja
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-01T19:40:42Z
dc.date.available2012-06-01T19:40:42Z
dc.date.issued2012-06-01
dc.descriptionFaculty advisor Dr. Anja Schulzeen_US
dc.description.abstractMitochondrial DNA data has shown that Eurythoe complanata is a cryptic species complex characterized by deeply divergent sympatric populations in the Atlantic, and on either side of Panama, despite almost no morphological differences. Previous work examined populations primarily in the Caribbean and Atlantic Ocean, with little exploration of the phylogenetic relationships of Pacific populations. We aim to study these relationships using nuclear (ITS-1) and mitochondrial (COI and 16S rDNA) sequence data. We include representatives from populations in the east Pacific (Mexico and the Gulf of California), Indo-Pacific (Indonesia, Moorea and American Samoa), and from aquaria. The objectives of this study are to: 1) identify if there are cryptic species in the Pacific; 2) infer the phylogenetic relationships among amphi-Pacific populations; and 3) estimate the distributional patterns of animals that reproduce both sexually and asexually.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNSF ATOL grant DEB 1036186. Images: G. Rouse, C. Sanchezen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/28348
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTAMUG Student research Symposium;8th Annual, 2012
dc.subjectEurythoe complanataen_US
dc.subjectcryptic speciesen_US
dc.titleEurythoe complanata: more cryptic species in the Pacific?en_US
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