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CO I barcoding reveals new clades and radiation patterns of Indo-Pacific sponges of the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida).

ABSTRACT:

Background

DNA barcoding is a promising tool to facilitate a rapid and unambiguous identification of sponge species. Demosponges of the order Dictyoceratida are particularly challenging to identify, but are of ecological as well as biochemical importance.

Methodology/principal findings

Here we apply DNA barcoding with the standard CO1-barcoding marker on selected Indo-Pacific specimens of two genera, Ircinia and Psammocinia of the family Irciniidae. We show that the CO1 marker identifies several species new to science, reveals separate radiation patterns of deep-sea Ircinia sponges and indicates dispersal patterns of Psammocinia species. However, some species cannot be unambiguously barcoded by solely this marker due to low evolutionary rates.

Conclusions/significance

We support previous suggestions for a combination of the standard CO1 fragment with an additional fragment for sponge DNA barcoding.

SUBMITTER: Poppe J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2848591 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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CO I barcoding reveals new clades and radiation patterns of Indo-Pacific sponges of the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida).

Pöppe Judith J Sutcliffe Patricia P Hooper John N A JN Wörheide Gert G Erpenbeck Dirk D

PloS one 20100401 4

<h4>Background</h4>DNA barcoding is a promising tool to facilitate a rapid and unambiguous identification of sponge species. Demosponges of the order Dictyoceratida are particularly challenging to identify, but are of ecological as well as biochemical importance.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Here we apply DNA barcoding with the standard CO1-barcoding marker on selected Indo-Pacific specimens of two genera, Ircinia and Psammocinia of the family Irciniidae. We show that the CO1 marker ide ...[more]

PMID: 20376349

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Dataset Information

CO I barcoding reveals new clades and radiation patterns of Indo-Pacific sponges of the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida).

Background

Methodology/principal findings

Conclusions/significance

Publications

CO I barcoding reveals new clades and radiation patterns of Indo-Pacific sponges of the family Irciniidae (Demospongiae: Dictyoceratida).

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