Widest geographic distribution of a shallow and mesophotic antipatharian coral (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia): Antipathes grandis VERRILL, 1928 – confirmed by morphometric and molecular analyses

Abstract We provide the first record of the shallow and mesophotic (< 150 m depth) antipatharian coral Antipathes grandis VERRILL, 1928 from the Indian Ocean. First described from Hawaii, A. grandis was recently found on a mesophotic coral reef in SW Madagascar. Its identity was confirmed by mean...

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Published inMarine biodiversity records Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 1
Main Authors Gress, Erika, Opresko, Dennis M., Brugler, Mercer R., Wagner, Daniel, Eeckhaut, Igor, Terrana, Lucas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Cambridge University Press 09.12.2020
Subjects
Antipathes grandis
Benthos
Coral reefs
Corals
Cytochrome
Cytochrome-c oxidase
Cytochromes
Deep sea
Deep water
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Ethanol
Geographical distribution
Jewelry industry
Mitochondrial DNA
Morphology
Morphometry
New records
Phylogenetics
Ribosomal DNA
Software
Taxonomy
Hawaii
France
Madagascar
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Summary:Abstract We provide the first record of the shallow and mesophotic (< 150 m depth) antipatharian coral Antipathes grandis VERRILL, 1928 from the Indian Ocean. First described from Hawaii, A. grandis was recently found on a mesophotic coral reef in SW Madagascar. Its identity was confirmed by means of morphological and molecular analyses (cytochrome c oxidase subunit I). These findings not only expand our knowledge of the potential geographic range of antipatharian corals, but also challenge the belief that only deep-sea (> 200 m depth) benthic taxa have such wide geographic distributions.
ISSN:1755-2672
1755-2672
DOI:10.1186/s41200-020-00195-0