Naslov
Phylogeography of the Ogulin cave sponge Eunapius subterraneus Sket i Velikonja, 1984 from the Dinaric karst

Autori
Hmura, Dajana ; Bilandžija, Helena ; Jalžić, Branko ; Ćetković, Helena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
International Symposium on "Evolution of Balkan Biodiversity" Book of Abstracts / Ivana Rešetnik, Sandro Bogdanović, Antun Alegro - , 2012, 30-30

ISBN
978-953-99774-5-8

Skup
International Symposium on "Evolution of Balkan Biodiversity"

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 28.06.2012. - 30.06.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
cave fauna; Ogulin cave sponge; phylogeny; phylogeography

Sažetak
The Ogulin cave sponge Eunapius subterraneus, Sket & Velikonja, 1984 (Porifera, Spongillidae), is thus far the only known stygobitic (obligatory subterranean) sponge in the world. It is found only in a small region near the town of Ogulin and, remarkably, in a sump 1392 meters below ground in the Lukina jama – Trojama cave system on Mt. Velebit. Two subspecies are known: the more widely distributed E. s. subterraneus and E. s. mollisparspanis, which is described from a single cave (Rudnica VI), within the range of E. s. subterraneus. We used an intron region of ATP Synthetase Subunit β (ATPS β) gene as a molecular marker. The sponges were sampled throughout the entire range in order to clarify systematic relationships and infer phylogeographical structure of this species. We were interested in (i) the phylogenetic relationship of the Rudnica VI subspecies to populations of the other subspecies, (ii) the phylogenetic relationship of a disjunct population from Lukina jama - Trojama system to the sponges from the main range and (iii) the overall phylogeographic structure and haplotype diversity of this endangered karst species.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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