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R. W. Thacker

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Zoology· 2

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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J. B. Kelly· 3 shared B. L. Weigel· 1 shared C. Janusson· 1 shared D. E. Carlson· 1 shared G. W. Rouse· 1 shared J. S. Low· 1 shared M. A. Lemay· 1 shared T. L. Turner· 1 shared

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J. B. Kelly

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Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California

T. L. Turner, G. W. Rouse, B. L. Weigel, C. Janusson, M. A. Lemay, R. W. Thacker

This study revises the taxonomy of Suberitidae in California, describes four new species, and presents a global phylogeny using multi-locus DNA data and morphological traits.

bioRxiv · Jan 10, 2024Zoology

Microbiomes and host genetics provide evidence for ecological diversification among Caribbean members of the sponge genus Ircinia Nardo, 1833

J. B. Kelly, R. W. Thacker

The paper tests if microbiomes drive ecological diversification in Caribbean Ircinia sponges by analyzing genetic and microbial data across species.

bioRxiv · Sep 4, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

New shallow water species of Caribbean Ircinia Nardo, 1833 (Porifera: Irciniidae)

J. B. Kelly, R. W. Thacker

The paper describes seven new species of Caribbean Ircinia, six of which are newly identified and one is provisionally assigned.

bioRxiv · Sep 1, 2020Zoology

The relationship between microbiomes and selective regimes in the sponge genus Ircinia

J. B. Kelly, D. E. Carlson, J. S. Low, T. Rice, R. W. Thacker

The paper investigates selection patterns in Ircinia sponges genomes related to microbiome tolerance and species boundaries using RADseq data from multiple locations.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2020Evolutionary Biology