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From: The skeletome of the red coral Corallium rubrum indicates an independent evolution of biomineralization process in octocorals

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Phylogenetic relationship of anthozoan species used in the present study. Anthozoans are divided into two subclasses: Octocorallia and Hexacorallia. In Octocorallia, 3 species are represented: the red coral Corallium rubrum (order Alcyonacea), which is the model of the present study (red frame), and 2 other species, the soft coral Dendronephthya gigantea (order Alcyonacea) and the blue coral Heliopora coerulea (order Helioporacea). In Hexacorallia, 4 species are represented: 2 stony corals (order Scleractinia) and 2 sea anemones (order Actinaria). Phylogeny is based on www.tolweb.fr. The presence of axial skeleton and/or sclerites and the CaCO3 polymorph are indicated by colored stars

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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