Ten polymorphic microsatellite loci for the trematode Curtuteria australis (Echinostomatidae)

Ten polymorphic loci were isolated and characterised from the intertidal New Zealand trematode Curtuteria australis. This common parasite manipulates the burrowing behaviour of its abundant bivalve host Austrovenus stutchburyi, with cascading impacts on the biodiversity of intertidal communities. Ob...

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Published in:Molecular ecology notes 2008-09, Vol.8 (5), p.1046-1048
Main Authors: LEUNG, TOMMY L.F, KING, TANIA M, POULIN, ROBERT, KEENEY, DEVON B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Austrovenus stutchburyi
bivalve
Bivalvia
Curtuteria australis
Echinostomatidae
Marine
microsatellites
parasite
trematode
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Summary:Ten polymorphic loci were isolated and characterised from the intertidal New Zealand trematode Curtuteria australis. This common parasite manipulates the burrowing behaviour of its abundant bivalve host Austrovenus stutchburyi, with cascading impacts on the biodiversity of intertidal communities. Observed heterozygosities of the 10 loci ranged from 0.500 to 0.905, and three to 14 alleles were detected in 24 trematode metacercariae. These loci are currently being used to investigate the molecular ecology of this species within its intermediate hosts.
ISSN:1755-0998
1755-098X
1471-8278
1755-0998
1471-8286
DOI:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02150.x