Uncovering patterns of distribution and lineage diversification in the octocoral family Ellisellidae: phylogenomic insights with a focus on the Red Sea

Laura Macrina1, Tullia I Terraneo2, Catherine McFadden3, Andrea M Quattrini4, Nicolas Oury1, Giovanni Chimienti5, Fabio Marchese2, Josephine Nelson3, Merrik Ekins6, Vincent Pieribone7, Carlos M Duarte8, Mattie Rodrigue7, Mohammad A. Qurban9, Gustav Paulay10, Froukje van der Zwan11, Nico Augustin12 and Francesca Benzoni2, (1)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Marine Science Program, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (2)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering Division, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (3)Harvey Mudd College, Department of Biology, Claremont, United States, (4)Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C., United States, (5)University of Bari Aldo Moro, Department of Biosciences, Biotechnology and Environment, Bari, Italy, (6)Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia, (7)OceanX, New York, United States, (8)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Red Sea Research Center, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (9)National Center for Wildlife, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (10)University of Florida, Florida Natural History Museum, Gainesville, United States, (11)King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, (12)GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany