Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology

, Volume 31, Issue 6, pp 1276–1283 | Cite as

Genetic diversity and population structure of Eleutheronema rhadinum in the East and South China Seas revealed in mitochondrial COI sequences

  • Xinxu Sun (孙鑫序)
  • Dongdong Xu (徐冬冬)
  • Bao Lou (楼宝)
  • Tao Zhang (张涛)
  • Jian Xin (辛俭)
  • Yaoshi Guo (郭垚示)
  • Shilei Ma (马世磊)
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Abstract

Eleutheronema rhadinum is a potential commercial fisheries species and is subject to intense exploitation in China. Knowledge on the population structure of E. rhadinum in Chinese coastal waters, which is important for sustainable exploitation and proper resource management, is lacking. In the present study, the genetic diversity and population structure of E. rhadinum were evaluated using a 564-base pair fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. A total of 76 specimens were collected from three localities around the East (Qidong and Zhoushan) and South China Seas (Zhuhai). Among these individuals, nine polymorphic sites were detected and 11 distinct haplotypes were defined. High levels of haplotype diversity (h =0.759±0.035) and low levels of nucleotide diversity (π= 0.001 98±0.003 26) were observed in these populations. Hierarchical analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) indicated that 96.72% of the genetic variation occurred within the populations, whereas 3.28% occurred among populations. No significant genealogical branches or clusters were recognized on the neighbor-joining tree. Intra-group variation among populations was significant (φ st=0.032 85, P<0.01). These results suggest that E. rhadinum populations in the East and South China Seas have developed divergent genetic structures. Tests of neutral evolution and mismatch distribution suggest that E. rhadinum may have experienced a population expansion. The present study provides basic information for the conservation and sustainable exploitation of this species.

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Eleutheronema rhadinum cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) genetic diversity population structure 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Xinxu Sun (孙鑫序)
    • 1
    • 2
  • Dongdong Xu (徐冬冬)
    • 1
  • Bao Lou (楼宝)
    • 1
  • Tao Zhang (张涛)
    • 3
  • Jian Xin (辛俭)
    • 1
  • Yaoshi Guo (郭垚示)
    • 1
    • 2
  • Shilei Ma (马世磊)
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.College of Marine ScienceZhejiang Ocean UniversityZhoushanChina
  2. 2.Key Lab of Mariculture and Enhancement of Zhejiang ProvinceMarine Fishery Institute of Zhejiang ProvinceZhoushanChina
  3. 3.Key and Open Laboratory of Marine and Estuarine Fisheries Resource and Ecology, Ministry of Agriculture, East China Sea Fisheries Research InstituteChinese Academy of Fishery SciencesShanghaiChina

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