| Title |
Molecular Phylogeny of the Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiaep) Reveals an Unexpected High Level of Spicule Homoplasy
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2011
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0018318 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Paco Cárdenas, Joana R. Xavier, Julie Reveillaud, Christoffer Schander, Hans Tore Rapp |
| Abstract |
The Astrophorida (Porifera, Demospongiae(p)) is geographically and bathymetrically widely distributed. Systema Porifera currently includes five families in this order: Ancorinidae, Calthropellidae, Geodiidae, Pachastrellidae and Thrombidae. To date, molecular phylogenetic studies including Astrophorida species are scarce and offer limited sampling. Phylogenetic relationships within this order are therefore for the most part unknown and hypotheses based on morphology largely untested. Astrophorida taxa have very diverse spicule sets that make them a model of choice to investigate spicule evolution. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Norway | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 102 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 23% |
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 12 | 11% |
| Unknown | 13 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 57 | 52% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 8% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 3 | 3% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 9% |
| Unknown | 16 | 15% |