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Genetic diversity of thePennaria distichaGoldfuss, 1820 (Cnidaria, Hydrozoa) complex: new insights from Brazil

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Author(s):
Vaga, Claudia F. [1, 2] ; Kitahara, V, Marcelo ; Nascimento, Karine B. [3, 2] ; Migotto, Alvaro E. [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Marine Biol, Rodovia Manoel Hipolito do Rego, Km 131, 5, BR-11612109 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biosci, Dept Zool, Rua Matao 321, Travessa 14, Cidade Univ, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] Kitahara, Marcelo, V, Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Marine Biol, Rodovia Manoel Hipolito do Rego, Km 131, 5, BR-11612109 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: MARINE BIODIVERSITY; v. 50, n. 5 AUG 15 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Analyzing the mitochondrial 16S gene from specimens collected along the Brazilian coast, we expanded the current genetic diversity and phylogeny of the Christmas tree hydroid,Pennaria distichaGoldfuss,1820complex. A total of seven clades were retrieved, of which three were recovered among the newly added specimens-two were already known from different locations in previous studies and a new one was formed by a specimen collected near an isolated coastal island in the Sao Paulo state-demonstrating thatP. distichaalso represents a complex of cryptic species in the southwestern Atlantic. Species delimitation analyses recovered three to five clades as separate species withinP. disticha; moreover, the haplotype network confirmed the already suggested scenario of multiple invasive trajectories and helped untangle the genetic relationships between clades. The data presented herein, besides broadeningP. distichagenetic diversity, reinforce the importance of barcoding analyses of local populations in cryptic species studies. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/01332-0 - Phylogenomics of the order Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): relationships between evolution and climate change
Grantee:Marcelo Visentini Kitahara
Support Opportunities: Research Program on Global Climate Change - Young Investigators