2012
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043499
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Phylogeography of the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish in the Indian Ocean

Abstract: BackgroundUnderstanding the limits and population dynamics of closely related sibling species in the marine realm is particularly relevant in organisms that require management. The crown-of-thorns starfish Acanthaster planci, recently shown to be a species complex of at least four closely related species, is a coral predator infamous for its outbreaks that have devastated reefs throughout much of its Indo-Pacific distribution.Methodology/Principal FindingsIn this first Indian Ocean-wide genetic study of a mari… Show more

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“…Studies on a range of species, including the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys (Vogler et al 2012), various fish species (Craig 2008, Eble et al 2011, the coconut crab Birgus latro (Sheppard et al 2012) and coral , Obura 2012, indicate that the Chagos is an important biological crossroad in the Indian Ocean (Wilkinson et al 2008, Sheppard et al 2012, acting as a stepping stone between the eastern and western sides. Implicit in this relationship is its possible role in supporting the fisheries and other biodiversity in the area.…”
Section: Scientific Valuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Studies on a range of species, including the hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys (Vogler et al 2012), various fish species (Craig 2008, Eble et al 2011, the coconut crab Birgus latro (Sheppard et al 2012) and coral , Obura 2012, indicate that the Chagos is an important biological crossroad in the Indian Ocean (Wilkinson et al 2008, Sheppard et al 2012, acting as a stepping stone between the eastern and western sides. Implicit in this relationship is its possible role in supporting the fisheries and other biodiversity in the area.…”
Section: Scientific Valuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, the observed divergence (8.8-10.6 %) between clades compared to <0,7% within each clade in the "barcoding fragment" of the mitochondrial COI-gene strongly suggests that A. planci in the traditional, broad sense consists of four different species. These clades/species show distinct geographical distribution patterns across the Indo-Pacific, with one species restricted to the Red Sea, one each occurring in the northern and southern Indian Ocean, and the fourth showing pan-Pacific distribution (Vogler et al 2008(Vogler et al , 2012(Vogler et al , 2013. Live animals representing corresponding populations and color variation have been photographed by Vogler (2010: p. 93).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Possibly due to this absence of links to morphological data, which are possible but have not yet been analyzed, most recent authors have ignored the results by Vogler et al (2008Vogler et al ( , 2012Vogler et al ( , 2013 and continued to refer to "Acanthaster planci" (e.g. Bahrom et al 2012, Leray et al 2012, Mills 2012, RiveraPosada et al 2012, Messmer et al 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Previous studies of Indo--Pacific taxa have either sampled in the Pacific and Indian Oceans with limited sampling in the Coral Triangle (e.g., Lavery et al 1996, or extensively within the Coral Triangle without a broader context (e.g., , Crandall et al 2008b, albeit with some notable exceptions (e.g., Crandall 2008a, Vogler et al 2012). Here, we are able to bring together one of the most spatially comprehensive surveys of genetic variation for any single Indo--Pacific species to date, resulting in the broad geographic context necessary for strong inference.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%