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Mitochondrial DNA haplotype variation in the parasitic cirripede Sacculina Carcini observed in the cytochrome oxidase gene (COI)

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posted on 2023-05-16, 18:06 authored by Gurney, RH, Grewe, PM, Thresher, RE
Nucleotide sequence data of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I (COI) gene, were compared among 17 specimens of Sacculina carcini parasitising three portunid hosts as a preliminary assessment of haplotype structure in a poorly understood species for which there are few morphological characters on which to base taxonomic analysis. S. carcini parasitising Carcinus maenas (from Sweden, England and Denmark) were compared with S. carcini parasitising Liocarcinus marmoreus (from Ireland) and Liocarcinus holsatus (from Wales). Specimens of three congeneric sacculinid species and one confamilial species were included in the comparison as outgroups. The comparison confirmed that specimens of S. carcini from different hosts and different regions are all the same species. The data also suggested geographically consistent sequence differences among sampled sites, high levels of similarity within sites and very large differences between species, all of which suggests that analysis of the COI gene sequence could be a useful method for resolving population genetics and taxonomy of rhizocephalans.

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Publication title

Journal of Crustacean Biology

Volume

26

Pagination

326-330

ISSN

0278-0372

Department/School

Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Publisher

Crustacean Society

Place of publication

United States

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Fisheries - aquaculture not elsewhere classified

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