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Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships Between Prostanoid-Containing Okinawan Soft Coral (Clavularia viridis) and Nonprostanoid-Containing Clavularia Species Based on Ribosomal ITS Sequence

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To study phylogenetic relationships among Okinawan soft corals of the genus Clavularia, the ribosomal internal transcribed spacer sequences of host corals and the 18S rDNA sequences of symbiotic algae were analyzed. The molecular phylogenetic trees of hosts showed that a prostanoid-containing species, Clavularia viridis, is deeply diverged from other species of Clavularia which do not biosynthesize the prostanoids as the main secondary metabolites. Comparison of their trees suggested poor phylogenetic concordance between hosts and symbionts.

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The authors thank Mr. Motoya Suzuki of Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science, Japan, for technical assistance. This work was supported by grants from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan, and from the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan, as well as CREST of Japan.

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    Shoko Fujiwara, Kazuyuki Yasui, Kinzo Watanabe, Takako Wakabayashi, Mikio Tsuzuki & Kazuo Iguchi

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Fujiwara, S., Yasui, K., Watanabe, K. et al. Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships Between Prostanoid-Containing Okinawan Soft Coral (Clavularia viridis) and Nonprostanoid-Containing Clavularia Species Based on Ribosomal ITS Sequence . Mar. Biotechnol. 5, 401–407 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-002-0084-z

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