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Microsatellite markers for the freshwater shrimp Paratya australiensis (Atyidae)

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Paratya australiensis is a common freshwater shrimp found in most catchments in south-eastern Australia. Microsatellite loci were isolated from a partial genomic library created using 454 sequencing. Of the 25 tested, 13 were found to be polymorphic, however, for pooling purposes only 12 were used for genotyping. The number of alleles per locus varied from 2 to 14 in a population from Wakefield River, South Australia, and the mean (range) observed and expected heterozygosity were 0.512 (0.136–0.909) and 0.590 (0.165–0.788), respectively across all alleles. These microsatellites will be used to study the genetic structure of populations in two catchments in South Australia.

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The authors would like to acknowledge and thank the Northern and Yorke NRM Boards, the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation, and the Flinders Research Centre for Coastal and Catchment Environments for funding support. We would also like to thank Alison Fitch for advice and assistance.

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  1. School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia

    Douglas J. Green, Laurence J. Clarke, Duncan A. Mackay & Molly A. Whalen

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Green, D.J., Clarke, L.J., Mackay, D.A. et al. Microsatellite markers for the freshwater shrimp Paratya australiensis (Atyidae). Conservation Genet Resour 3, 295–297 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-010-9346-7

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