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ROBERT W. THACKER

Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteORCID 0000-0002-9654-0073Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Zoology· 2 Genomics· 1

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Thomas L. TurneriD· 2 shared Bernard PictoniD· 1 shared Brooke L. WeigeliD· 1 shared Carly JanussoniD· 1 shared Christine MorrowiD· 1 shared Claire GoodwiniD· 1 shared David E. CarlsoniD· 1 shared Greg W. RouseiD· 1 shared

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ZoologyBulletin of the Society of Systematic BiologistsPeer-reviewedSep 15, 2025

A common garden of Halichondria sponges: taxonomic revision of Northeast Pacific Halichondriidae reveals many cryptic introduced species

Thomas L. Turner, Christine Morrow, Bernard Picton…·Robert W. Thacker

The paper revises the taxonomy of Halichondria sponges in the Northeast Pacific, revealing many cryptic introduced species through DNA variation analysis.

6 citations

DNA methylationexperimental assay

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ZoologyZootaxaPeer-reviewedMay 2, 2024

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the family Suberitidae (Porifera: Demospongiae) in California

Thomas L. Turner, Greg W. Rouse, Brooke L. Weigel…·ROBERT W. THACKER

This study revises the taxonomy of Suberitidae in California, describes four new species, and presents a global phylogeny using multi-locus DNA data and morphological traits.

7 citations

DNA methylationstatistical model

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 31, 2020

Comparative metagenomics evidence distinct trends of genome evolution in sponge-dwelling bacteria and their pelagic counterparts

Joseph B. Kelly, David E. Carlson, Jun Siong Low, ROBERT W. THACKER

The paper compares metagenomic data of sponge-dwelling and pelagic bacteria to identify evolutionary trends in genome structure and function associated with sponge symbiosis.

2 citations

bacteria (other)metagenomics

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