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Nucleotide sequences have been determined for 31 homologous 118 base-pair highly repeated DNA sequences from seven species ofAcropora. A matrix was constructed from the sequence data and subjected to phylogenetic analysis using heuristic search routines in the PAUP (phylogenetic analysis using parsimony) program, Version 3.0L. These analyses confirm a close relationship between two species of one subgeneric group (A. pulchra andA. millepora), but identify a division in a group of six species which is contrary to taxonomic groupings based on morphological criteria.
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McMillan, J., Mahony, T., Veron, J.E.N. et al. Nucleotide sequencing of highly repetitive DNA from seven species in the coral genusAcropora (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) implies a division contrary to morphological criteria. Mar. Biol. 110, 323–327 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01344350
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