First insights on the mitochondrial genetic variability of Lightiella magdalenina (Crustacea), the sole Mediterranean cephalocarid species

Here we report the first insight into the mitochondrial (Cytochrome c Oxidase subunit I - COI and Cytochrome b - Cyt b) genetic variation of the only Mediterranean cephalocarid Lightiella magdalenina. COI sequences provide a scenario of low intraspecific variability, while significant genetic diverg...

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Published in:Journal of biological research (Thessalonikē, Greece) Greece), 2014-05, Vol.21 (1), p.1, Article 5
Main Authors: Sanna, Daria, Addis, Alberto, Scarpa, Fabio, Fabiano, Francesca, Carcupino, Marcella, Francalacci, Paolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic crustaceans
Biological research
Cephalocarids
Cytochrome
Cytochrome b
Cytochrome c
Cytochrome-c oxidase
Cytochromes
Datasets
Divergence
Genes
Genetic aspects
Genetic diversity
Genetic variability
Genetic variation
Haplotypes
Lightiella
Mitochondria
Mitochondrial DNA
Morphology
Mutation
Physiological aspects
Short Report
Software
Variability
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Summary:Here we report the first insight into the mitochondrial (Cytochrome c Oxidase subunit I - COI and Cytochrome b - Cyt b) genetic variation of the only Mediterranean cephalocarid Lightiella magdalenina. COI sequences provide a scenario of low intraspecific variability, while significant genetic divergence occurs between L. magdalenina and L. incisa. Interestingly, Cyt b sequences reveal a higher degree of intraspecific variability, with no shared haplotypes between the sites considered. In the future, COI and Cyt b molecular markers could be used as valuable tools to shed new light into the extant species within the genus Lightiella thus providing molecular support to the taxonomical identifications carried out on a morphological basis.
ISSN:2241-5793
1790-045X
2241-5793
DOI:10.1186/2241-5793-21-5