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Development and characterization of 16 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the highly invasive ascidian, Ciona savignyi

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The Pacific transparent ascidian Ciona savignyi, which is considered native to Japan and possibly northern Asia, has successfully invaded coasts of temperate regions and even Southern Hemisphere. The significantly negative effects on local biodiversity caused by invasions of this ascidian have resulted in challenges in biological conservation. In order to study its dispersal dynamics, here we developed and characterized 16 polymorphic microsatellite markers. Variation evaluation showed the number of alleles ranged from two to 11, and the observed and expected heterozygosity varied from 0.033 to 0.697 and from 0.033 to 0.867, respectively. These markers will be useful for studying dispersal dynamics and associated population genetic structure during fast spread of C. savignyi.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31272665) and 100 Talents Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to A.Z., and by Comprehensive Evaluation Methods for Quality of Marine Environments in South China Sea [DOMEP(MEA)-01-03].

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  1. Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 18 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100085, China

    Ping Ni, Yaping Lin, Yiyong Chen, Yan Zhao & Aibin Zhan

  2. South China Sea Environmental Monitoring Center, State Oceanic Administration, 155 Xingang Road West, Guangzhou, 510300, Guangdong, China

    Haitao Li

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Ni, P., Lin, Y., Chen, Y. et al. Development and characterization of 16 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the highly invasive ascidian, Ciona savignyi . Conservation Genet Resour 7, 207–209 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-014-0335-0

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