Project 4310: R. Arrigoni, M. L. Berumen, J. Stolarski, T. I. Terraneo, F. Benzoni. 2019. Uncovering hidden coral diversity: a new cryptic lobophylliid scleractinian from the Indian Ocean. Cladistics. 35 (3):301-328.
Abstract
Extant biodiversity can easily be underestimated owing to the presence of cryptic taxa, even among commonly observed species. Scleractinian corals are challenging to identify because of their ecophenotypic variation and morphological plasticity. In addition, molecular analyses have revealed the occurrence of cryptic speciation. Here, we describe a new cryptic lobophylliid genus and species Paraechinophyllia variabilis gen. nov., sp. nov., which is morphologically similar to Echinophyllia aspera and E. orpheensis. The new taxon occurs in Mayotte Island, Madagascar, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Six molecular markers (COI, 12S, ATP6-NAD4, NAD3-NAD5, histone H3 and ITS) and 46 morphological characters at three different levels (macromorphology, micromorphology and microstructure) were examined. The resulting molecular phylogenetic reconstruction showed that Paraechinophyllia gen. nov. represents a distinct group within the Lobophylliidae that diverged from the lineage leading to Echinophyllia and Oxypora in the Early Miocene, approximately 21.5 Ma. The morphological phylogenetic reconstruction clustered Paraechinophyllia gen. nov., Echinophyllia and Oxypora together in a single clade. A sole morphological character, calice relief, discriminated Paraechinophyllia gen. nov. from the latter two genera, suggesting that limited morphological variation has occurred over a long period. These results highlight the importance of cryptic taxa in reef corals, with implications for population genetics, ecological studies and conservation.Read the article »
Article DOI: 10.1111/cla.12346
Project DOI: 10.7934/P4310, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4310
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Download Project SDD File | Total scored cells: 1667 Total media associated with cells: 0 Total labels associated with cell media: 0 |
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Total characters: 46 Total characters with associated media: 0 Total characters with media with labels: 0 Total character states: 125 Total character states with associated media: 0 Total character states with media with labels:0 Total unordered/ordered characters:25/21 |
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- Creation Date:
11 July 2022 - Publication Date:
28 November 2022 - Matrix downloads: 4
Authors' Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- University of Milano-Bicocca
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- James Cook University
- UMR ENTROPIE
Members
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Katherine Walton Project Administrator | 48 | 9 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1667 (1616, 0, 51) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Brooke Long-Fox Full membership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0, 0, 0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M29079' (48 Taxa)
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[1] Orbicella annularis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[2] Acanthastrea echinata Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[3] Acanthastrea subechinata Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[4] Acanthastrea hemprichii Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[5] Acanthastrea pachysepta Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[6] Acanthastrea rotundoflora Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 7 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[7] Australophyllia wilsoni Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[8] Cynarina lacrymalis Taxon name last Modified on 08/08/22 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[9] Echinophyllia aspera Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[10] Echinophyllia glabra Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[11] Echinophyllia echinoporoides Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[12] Echinophyllia orpheensis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[13] Echinophyllia tarae Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[14] Echinophyllia patula Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[15] Echinophyllia gallii Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[16] Echinophyllia bulbosa Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 15 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[17] Oxypora convoluta Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[18] Oxypora lacera Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[19] Oxypora echinata Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[20] Oxypora crassispinosa Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[21] Paraechinophyllia variabilis 1 Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[22] Paraechinophyllia variabilis 2 Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[23] Homophyllia australis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[24] Homophyllia bowerbanki Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[25] Lobophyllia agaricia Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[26] Lobophyllia corymbosa Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[27] Lobophyllia costata Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[28] Lobophyllia diminuta Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[29] Lobophyllia erythraea Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[30] Lobophyllia flabelliformis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[31] Lobophyllia hataii Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[32] Lobophyllia hemprichii Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[33] Lobophyllia ishigakiensis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[34] Lobophyllia radians Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[35] Lobophyllia recta Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[36] Lobophyllia robusta Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[37] Lobophyllia rowleyensis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[38] Lobophyllia valenciennesi Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[39] Lobophyllia vitiensis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 5 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[40] Lobophyllia hassi Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[41] Micromussa amakusensis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[42] Micromussa indiana Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[43] Micromussa lordhowensis Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[44] Micromussa multipunctata Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[45] Micromussa pacifica Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[46] Moseleya latistellata Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[47] Sclerophyllia margariticola Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
[48] Sclerophyllia maxima Taxon name last Modified on 11/24/22 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Project downloads
type | number of downloads | Individual items downloaded (where applicable) |
Total downloads from project | 5 | |
Matrix downloads | 4 | Morphological character-state matrix based on characters presented in Appendix 1 (4 downloads); |
Project downloads | 1 |