Genetic data,reproduction season and reproductive strategy data support the existence of biological species in Ophioderma longicauda |
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Authors: | Alexandra Anh-Thu Weber,Sabine Stö hr,Anne Chenuil |
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Affiliation: | 1. Aix-Marseille Université, Institut méditerranéen de biodiversité et d’écologie marine et continentale (IMBE), CNRS - IRD - UAPV, station marine d’Endoume, chemin de la Batterie-des-Lions, 13007 Marseille, France;2. Department of Zoology, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, 10405 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Cryptic species are numerous in the marine environment. The brittle star Ophioderma longicauda is composed of six mitochondrial lineages, encompassing brooders, which form a monophyletic group, and broadcasters, from which the brooders are derived. To clarify the species limits within O. longicauda, we compared the reproductive status of the sympatric lineages L1 and L3 (defined after sequencing a portion of the mitochondrial gene COI) during the month of May in Greece. In addition, we genotyped a nuclear marker, intron i51. Each L3 female was brooding, whereas all L1 specimens displayed full gonads, suggesting temporal pre-zygotic isolation between brooders and broadcasters. Statistical differences were found among lineages in morphology and bathymetric distribution. Finally, the intron i51 was polymorphic in L1 (60 individuals), but monomorphic in L3 (109 individuals), confirming the absence of gene flow between brooders and broadcasters. In conclusion, the broadcasting lineage L1 and the brooding lineage L3 are different biological species. |
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Keywords: | Ophiuroidea Cryptic species Brooding species Cytochrome oxidase subunit I EPIC |
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