01559nas a2200133   4500008004100000245004900041210004900090260001400139520115700153100002801310700002501338700001901363856004301382       2012                        eng d00aOrigins of coral diversity in Southeast Asia0 aOrigins of coral diversity in Southeast Asia  aAmsterdam3 a<p>Southeast Asia hosts the maximum centre of coral diversity. Evidence from palaeontological and molecular studies suggests that the Miocene was an important period for diversification in the region. However, the fossil record is markedly undersampled. Of the \~{}200 species of azooxanthellate corals present in the region, only 49 species are known in the fossil record. As part of the Throughflow ITN project, we are collecting new data to document the Miocene diversity of zooxanthellate and azooxanthellate scleractinians from shallow and deep-water habitats preserved in outcrops of East Kalimantan (5-20 Million years old). This project has completed two five-week long field seasons and is currently processing samples. So far, we have identified the azooxanthellate taxa Caryophyllia, Stephanocyathus, Flabellum, Heterocyathus, and Madrepora. Preservation can be excellent allowing geochemical analysis to understand the paleoenviromental conditions in which these species were living. In combination with parallel studies on shallow water ecosystems, these new data provide insights to the origins of the high diversity in this region.</p>
1 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aJohnson, Kenneth, G.1 aRenema, Willem  uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/node/204701949nas a2200157   4500008004100000245004900041210004900090260002700139520147900166653002001645653001801665653001201683100002801695700002501723856004301748       2013                        eng d00aDigging on the origins of the Coral Triangle0 aDigging on the origins of the Coral Triangle  aEilat, Israelc12/20133 a<p>Reefs in the Coral Triangle host the richest coral diversity today, and palaeontological and molecular evidence suggest that the Miocene (5-23 Ma) was an important period for diversification in this region. As part of the Throughflow ITN, the aims of this study are to determine which coral species occurred during this period and to understand how environmental factors controlled coral diversification on both temporal and spatial scales. Our new collections include tens of thousands of specimens from the rich and well-preserved Miocene fossil record of small patch reefs that developed in turbid habitats that are now preserved in the sediments of the Kutai Basin of East Kalimantan (Indonesia). Preliminary results suggest that species diversity was high and comparable to modern coral settings living under turbid environmental conditions. A total of 150 morphospecies from 70 genera have been identified, including nine genera known as extinct. Our findings have revealed that some lineages that were previously known from the Plio-Pleistocene record were already present during the Miocene time. These discoveries have a profound impact on our understanding of the origins of today&rsquo;s diversity in the Coral Triangle. Further research will focus on the incorporation of these fossils into phylogenetic analyses in order to estimate divergence times and explore the relationship of evolutionary trends with environmental changes at biogeographic scale.</p>
10aEast Kalimantan10aFossil corals10aMiocene1 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aJohnson, Kenneth, G.  uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/node/204600474nas a2200109   4500008004100000245007700041210006900118260004700187100002800234700002500262856007700287       2012                        eng d00aUnderstanding the murky origins of coral diversity in the Coral Triangle0 aUnderstanding the murky origins of coral diversity in the Coral   aZoological Society of London, UKc01/12/121 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aJohnson, Kenneth, G.  uhttp://static.zsl.org/files/rcuk-abstract-booklet-and-programme-2051.pdf00503nas a2200133   4500008004100000245004900041210004900090260004700139100002800186700002500214700001900239700002900258856008200287       2012                        eng d00aOrigins of coral diversity in Southeast Asia0 aOrigins of coral diversity in Southeast Asia  aAmsterdam, The Netherlandsc1-6 April 20121 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aJohnson, Kenneth, G.1 aRenema, Willem1 aProject, the, Throughflo  uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/content/origins-coral-diversity-southeast-asia-000655nas a2200133   4500008004100000245010800041210006900149260007600218100002500294700002100319700002800340700001900368856013400387       2011                        eng d00aSoutheast Asian and Caribbean Cenozoic Reef-coral diversity and the importance of large new collections0 aSoutheast Asian and Caribbean Cenozoic Reefcoral diversity and t  bM. aretz, S. Delculee, J. Denayer, And E. Poty (Eds.)c26-30/August/2011 aJohnson, Kenneth, G.1 aRosen, Brian, R.1 aSantodomingo, Nadiezhda1 aRenema, Willem  uhttps://ipaeg.myspecies.info/content/southeast-asian-and-caribbean-cenozoic-reef-coral-diversity-and-importance-large-new-collect