Towards a phylogenetic classification of reef corals: The Indo-Pacific genera Merulina, Goniastrea and Scapophyllia (Scleractinia, Merulinidae)

• Main Authors: Huang, Danwei, Benzoni, Francesca, Arrigoni, Roberto, Baird, Andrew H., Berumen, Michael L., Bouwmeester, Jessica, Chou, Loke Ming, Fukami, Hironobu, Licuanan, Wilfredo Roehl Y., Lovell, Edward R., Meier, Rudolf, Todd, Peter A., Budd, Ann F.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Scleractinia—Indo-Pacific Region—Classification; Biology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4587
• Institution: De La Salle University

Recent advances in scleractinian systematics and taxonomy have been achieved through the integration of molecular and morphological data, as well as rigorous analysis using phylogenetic methods. In this study, we continue in our pursuit of a phylogenetic classification by examining the evolutionary...