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From: Phylogenetic reconstruction using secondary structures of Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 (ITS2, rDNA): finding the molecular and morphological gap in Caribbean gorgonian corals

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Predicted ITS2 RNA secondary structures for 9 species of the genus Eunicea and their structure formation enthalpies according to MFOLD: (A) Eunicea flexuosa, numbering represents characters used for molecular morphometry [See additional file 2], ΔG = -58.96 kcal/mole; (B) Eunicea laciniata, ΔG = -104.17 kcal/mole; (C) Eunicea sp. 1, ΔG = -104.17 kcal/mole; (D) Eunicea sp. 2, ΔG = -71.45 kcal/mole; (E) E. laxispica, ΔG = -62.67 kcal/mole; (F) E. fusca, ΔG = -65.96 kcal/mole; (G) E. tourneforti, ΔG = -69.67 kcal/mole; (H) E. mammosa, ΔG = -67.66 kcal/mole; (I) E. pallida, ΔG = -69.53 kcal/mole.

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