Population genetics and demography of the coral-killing cyanobacteriosponge, Terpios hoshinota, in the Indo-West Pacific
The first occurrence of the cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota was reported from coral reefs in Guam in 1973, but was only formally described in 1993. Since then, the invasive behavior of this encrusting, coral-killing sponge has been observed in many coral reefs in the West Pacific. From 2015, i...
Main Authors: | Savanna Wenhua Chow, Shashank Keshavmurthy, James Davis Reimer, Nicole de Voogd, Hui Huang, Jih-Terng Wang, Sen-Lin Tang, Peter J. Schupp, Chun Hong Tan, Hock-Chark Liew, Keryea Soong, Beginer Subhan, Hawis Madduppa, Chaolun Allen Chen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2022-05-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/13451.pdf |
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