Being green in the Red Sea - The photosymbiotic ascidian Diplosoma simile (Ascidiacea: Didemnidae) in the Gulf of Aqaba

Gil Koplovitz; Euichi Hirose; Mamiko Hirose; Noa Shenkar

doi:10.1080/14772000.2014.978410

Being green in the Red Sea - The photosymbiotic ascidian Diplosoma simile (Ascidiacea: Didemnidae) in the Gulf of Aqaba

Gil Koplovitz, Euichi Hirose, Mamiko Hirose, Noa Shenkar^*

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The photosymbiotic ascidian Diplosoma simile is characterized by a wide global distribution. The current study provides the first record of D. simile in the Red Sea, with remarks on its spatial distribution and phylogeny. Partial COI and 18S rDNA sequences of D. simile from the Red Sea revealed high similarity to those from the West Pacific, indicating a much broader range than previously recorded. In the Red Sea D. simile is common on natural coral reefs at depths ranging from 1-35 m. Diplosoma simile colonies were found to overgrow and would appear to suffocate several species of live stony corals, though this does not appear to cause mass coral mortality in the Red Sea, unlike that recorded in other locations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	131-139
Number of pages	9
Journal	Systematics and Biodiversity
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2014.978410
State	Published - 4 Mar 2015

Keywords

Colonial ascidian
Coral reefs
DNA-barcode
Photosymbiosis
Prochloron
Red Sea

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