Genetic differentiation between populations of swimming crab <Emphasis Type="Italic">Portunus trituberculatus</Emphasis> along the coastal waters of the East China Sea |
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Authors: | Yong Liu Ronglei Liu Liangchen Ye Jun Liang Fujun Xuan Qianghua Xu |
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Institution: | (1) College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, No. 999 Huchenghuan Road, Lingang New City, Nanhui District, Shanghai, 201306, People’s Republic of China;(2) Shanghai International Marine Bio-resources Research Center, The Key Laboratory of Oceanic Fisheries Resources Exploitation of Shanghai Education Commission, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China |
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Abstract: | Portunus trituberculatus is a commercially important species widely spread in the East China Sea. Intraspecific variation of the mitochondrial DNA
cytochrome oxidase subunit I (mtDNA COI) gene was investigated in 213 individuals from six localities (Changjiang Estuary,
Shengsi Islands, Zhoushan Islands, Dongtou Islands, Dinghai Bay, and Quanzhou Bay) ranging from north (31°21′N) to south (24°55′N)
coastal waters of the East China Sea. Overall, a total of 27 mtDNA haplotypes and 21 variable sites were detected in the 787 bp
segment of COI gene. Analysis of mtDNA COI sequence data revealed that crabs from the six localities were characterized by
moderately high haplotypic diversity (h = 0.787 ± 0.026), while sequence divergence values between haplotypes were relatively low (π = 0.00241 ± 0.00098). Each population
was characterized by a single most frequent haplotype, shared among all six localities, and a small number of rare ones, typically
present in only one or two individuals and representative of a specific population. However, neither the neighbor-joining
tree nor the minimum spanning network (MSN) based on the haplotype data exhibited geographical patterns of the six populations.
Mismatch distribution analysis of P. trituberculatus individuals sampled from the six localities suggested that sudden population expansion might have occurred in CJ and SS population
that might be consistent with over-exploitation of the swimming crab. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) and F
ST statistics showed that significant genetic differentiation existed among the SS, ZS, DT, DH, and QZ populations, suggesting
that gene flow might be reduced, even between the geographically close sites, despite the high potential of dispersal. The
possible causes of the observed genetic heterogeneity among the P. trituberculatus populations and the potential applications of the mtDNA COI marker in the artificial breeding and fisheries management are
discussed.
Handling editor: C. Sturmbauer |
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Keywords: | Portunus trituberculatus Population genetics Gene flow Fisheries management The East China Sea |
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