Abstract: Mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are recognized around the world as diverse and ecologically important habitats. In the northern Gulf of Mexico (GoMx), MCEs are rocky reefs with abundant black corals and octocorals, including the species Swiftia exserta. Surveys following the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill in 2010 revealed...
Genetic Divergence and Polyphyly in Octocoral Genus Swiftia Including a Species Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
