Worldwide phylogeography of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA data
Bayha K, Chang M, Mariani C, Richardson J, Edwards D, DeBoer T, Moseley C, Aksoy E, Decker M, Gaffney P, Harbison G, McDonald J, Caccone A. Worldwide phylogeography of the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora) based on nuclear and mitochondrial DNA data. Biological Invasions 2014, 17: 827-850. DOI: 10.1007/s10530-014-0770-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMicrosatellite data setsCtenophore Mnemiopsis leidyiM. leidyiGenetic differentiationCytb dataInvasion historyNative rangeAtlantic coastMicrosatellite dataMnemiopsis leidyiBaltic SeaInvasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyiNuclear microsatellite lociConsiderable gene flowConsiderable genetic differentiationUS Atlantic coastMitochondrial DNA dataCape HatterasSouthern invasionsGulf of MexicoFishery collapseNorthern invasionPelagic ecologyBiogeographic boundariesPhylogeographic patterns