Evidence for shifting genetic structure among Caribbean giant barrel sponges in the Florida Keys

• Main Authors: Deignan, Lindsey K., Pawlik, Joseph R., López-Legentil, Susanna
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Microsatellite Markers; Xestospongia Muta
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/137675
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The giant barrel sponge Xestospongia muta is a dominant member of Caribbean reef ecosystems. Populations of X. muta that have been monitored annually in plots on Conch and Pickles Reefs in the Florida Keys increased by as much as 122% between 2000 and 2012, raising questions about the processes stru...