Molecular Markers Reveal Only Two Mud Crab Species of Genus Scylla (Brachyura: Portunidae) in Indian Coastal Waters |
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Authors: | Anup Mandal Mathews Varkey Sobha Pindaniyil Sobhanan Anjali Kottayil Mani Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan Ganesh Kumaran Arulraj Sethuramalingam Pandiarajan Srinivasan Yohannan Chellema Thampi Samraj |
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Institution: | 1. Central Genetics Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture, 3/197, Poompuhar Road, Karaimedu Village, Sattanathapuram P.O., Sirkali, Nagapattinam, 609 109, Tamil Nadu, India 2. Cochin Unit, National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Kochi, 682 018, Kerala, India
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Abstract: | The taxonomic ambiguity of the Indian mud crab (genus Scylla de Hann 1833) is still a cause of concern as several papers have been published with misleading identification. This is the first attempt to resolve the taxonomic uncertainty of the mud crab commonly available in Indian coastal waters using molecular genetic markers (ITS-1 and sequencing of COI gene) combined with traditional morphometry. Additionally, we developed a PCR method by which Indian mud crab species can be identified rapidly and effectively. The results clearly indicate that the green morph of the Indian mud crab is Scylla serrata and the brown morph is S. olivacea. The S. serrata commonly mentioned in the literature from India is S. olivacea; the S. tranquebarica noted by many Indian researchers should belong to S. serrata. Caution should be taken when interpreting or implementing the biological, molecular, and aquaculture data in the literature. |
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