| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
Seiblitz, Isabela G. L.
[1, 2]
;
Capel, Katia C. C.
[1]
;
Stolarski, Jaroslaw
[3]
;
Quek, Zheng Bin Randolph
[4]
;
Huang, Danwei
[4, 5]
;
Kitahara, Marcelo V.
[1, 2]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Sao Paulo, Ctr Biol Marinha, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Mar, Santos, SP - Brazil
[3] Polish Acad Sci, Inst Paleobiol, Warsaw - Poland
[4] Natl Univ Singapore, Dept Biol Sci, Singapore - Singapore
[5] Natl Univ Singapore, Trop Marine Sci Inst, Singapore - Singapore
Total Affiliations: 5
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | SCIENTIFIC REPORTS; v. 10, n. 1 DEC 26 2020. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 0 |
| Abstract | |
Evolutionary reconstructions of scleractinian corals have a discrepant proportion of zooxanthellate reef-building species in relation to their azooxanthellate deep-sea counterparts. In particular, the earliest diverging ``Basal{''} lineage remains poorly studied compared to ``Robust{''} and ``Complex{''} corals. The lack of data from corals other than reef-building species impairs a broader understanding of scleractinian evolution. Here, based on complete mitogenomes, the early onset of azooxanthellate corals is explored focusing on one of the most morphologically distinct families, Micrabaciidae. Sequenced on both Illumina and Sanger platforms, mitogenomes of four micrabaciids range from 19,048 to 19,542 bp and have gene content and order similar to the majority of scleractinians. Phylogenies containing all mitochondrial genes confirm the monophyly of Micrabaciidae as a sister group to the rest of Scleractinia. This topology not only corroborates the hypothesis of a solitary and azooxanthellate ancestor for the order, but also agrees with the unique skeletal microstructure previously found in the family. Moreover, the early-diverging position of micrabaciids followed by gardineriids reinforces the previously observed macromorphological similarities between micrabaciids and Corallimorpharia as well as its microstructural differences with Gardineriidae. The fact that both families share features with family Kilbuchophylliidae ultimately points towards a Middle Ordovician origin for Scleractinia. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/11615-7 - Phylogenomics of the order Scleractinia (Cnidaria, Anthozoa): relationships between evolution and climate change |
| Grantee: | Isabela Galvão de Lossio e Seiblitz |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/19661-0 - Mitogenomes of scleractinian corals in Singapore |
| Grantee: | Isabela Galvão de Lossio e Seiblitz |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree |
| 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 |