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(2023) Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity. PeerJ, 11 . e15023. doi:10.7717/peerj.15023 ISSN 2167-8359.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15023
Abstract
Within microeukaryotes, genetic variation and functional variation sometimes accumulate more quickly than morphological differences. To understand the evolutionary history and ecology of such lineages, it is key to examine diversity at multiple levels of organization. In the dinoflagellate family Symbiodiniaceae, which can form endosymbioses with cnidarians (e.g., corals, octocorals, sea anemones, jellyfish), other marine invertebrates (e.g., sponges, molluscs, flatworms), and protists (e.g., foraminifera), molecular data have been used extensively over the past three decades to describe phenotypes and to make evolutionary and ecological inferences. Despite advances in Symbiodiniaceae genomics, a lack of consensus among researchers with respect to interpreting genetic data has slowed progress in the field and acted as a barrier to reconciling observations. Here, we identify key challenges regarding the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae genetic diversity across three levels: species, populations, and communities. We summarize areas of agreement and highlight techniques and approaches that are broadly accepted. In areas where debate remains, we identify unresolved issues and discuss technologies and approaches that can help to fill knowledge gaps related to genetic and phenotypic diversity. We also discuss ways to stimulate progress, in particular by fostering a more inclusive and collaborative research community. We hope that this perspective will inspire and accelerate coral reef science by serving as a resource to those designing experiments, publishing research, and applying for funding related to Symbiodiniaceae and their symbiotic partnerships.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history Q Science > QK Botany |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) | ||||||||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Dinoflagellates , Coral reef ecology , Marine ecology , Symbiosis | ||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | PeerJ | ||||||||||||
Publisher: | PeerJ | ||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2167-8359 | ||||||||||||
Official Date: | 2 May 2023 | ||||||||||||
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Volume: | 11 | ||||||||||||
Article Number: | e15023 | ||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.7717/peerj.15023 | ||||||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 8 June 2023 | ||||||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 12 June 2023 | ||||||||||||
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