Barcoding-inferred biodiversity of shallow-water Indo-Pacific demosponges
Dirk Erpenbeck, Adrian Galitz, Michael L. Berumen, Gabriele Büttner, Cécile Debitus, Moritz Dirnberger, Merrick Ekins, Kathryn Hall, Leonard Namuth, Sylvain Petek, Neda Rahnamae, Maggie M. Reddy, Daniela Rettenberger, Stefanie R. Ries, Simone Schätzle, , Gert Wörheide
This study uses DNA barcoding data to analyze shallow-water demosponge biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific, revealing patterns of connectivity, endemism, and distribution with higher resolution than previous morphology-based studies.
Journal of Biogeography · Mar 1, 2026Peer-reviewedZoology