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Genetic Variation and Population Structure of Hair Crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii ) in Japan Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Analysis

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Genetic variation and population structure of hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii) were examined using nucleotide sequence analysis of 580 base pairs (bp) in the 3′ portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) of 20 samples collected from 16 locales in Japan (the Hokkaido and Honshu Islands) and one in Korea. A total of 27 haplotypes was defined by 23 variable nucleotide sites in the examined COI region. Pairwise population F ST estimates and neighbor-joining tree inferred distinct genetic differentiation between the representative samples from the Pacific Ocean off the Eastern Hokkaido Island and the Sea of Japan, while others were intermediate between these two groups. AMOVA also showed a weak but significant differentiation among these three groups. The present results suggest a moderate population structure of hair crab, probably influenced by high gene flow between regional populations due to sea current dependent larval dispersal of this species.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Tomoaki Goto, Iwate Fisheries Technology Center, and the research ship crew of Iwate-maru and Kitakami-maru at the same institution for providing samples from the Pacific Ocean off the Iwate Prefecture, Honshu. This study was supported partly by Grant-in-Aid for 21st Century COE Program from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, and by the Northern Advancement Center for Science and Technology, Hokkaido, Japan.

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  1. Division of Marine Bioscience, Graduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, 041-8611, Japan

    Noriko Azuma & Syuiti Abe

  2. Hokkaido Mariculture Fisheries Experiment Station, Muroran, 051-9013, Japan

    Yasushi Kunihiro & Jun Sasaki

  3. Hokkaido Wakkanai Fisheries Experiment Station, Wakkanai, 097-0001, Japan

    Eiji Mihara

  4. Hokkaido Central Fisheries Experiment Station, Yoichi, 046-8555, Japan

    Yukio Mihara

  5. Hokkaido Kushiro Fisheries Experiment Station, Kushiro, 085-0024, Japan

    Tomoaki Yasunaga

  6. Kangnung National University, Kangnung, 210-702, Korea

    Deuk-Hee Jin

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Azuma, N., Kunihiro, Y., Sasaki, J. et al. Genetic Variation and Population Structure of Hair Crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii ) in Japan Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequence Analysis. Mar Biotechnol 10, 39–48 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-007-9033-1

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