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Molecular Taxonomy of Cupped Oysters (Crassostrea, Saccostrea, and Striostrea) in Thailand Based on COI, 16S, and 18S rDNA Polymorphism

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Genetic diversity of oysters Crassostrea belcheri (Sowerby, 1871), C. iredalei (Faustino, 1932), Saccostrea cucullata (Born, 1778), S. forskali (Gmelin, 1791), and Striostrea (Parastriostrea) mytiloides (Lamarck, 1819) (Ostreoida, Mollusca) was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction – restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) of 16S ribosomal DNA with AcsI, AluI, DdeI, DraI, RsaI, and TaqI, 18S ribosomal DNA with HinfI, and cytochrome oxidase subunit I with AcsI, DdeI and MboI. A total of 54 composite haplotypes were observed. Species-diagnostic markers were specifically found in C. belcheri, C. iredalei, and S. cucullata, but not in S. forskali and Striostrea mytiloides, which shared common composite haplotypes. Neighbor-joining trees constructed from genetic distances between pairs of composite haplotypes and species indicated large genetic differences between Crassostrea and Saccostrea (including Striostrea mytiloides), but closer relationships were observed within each genus. Four groups of unidentified oysters (Crassostrea sp. and Saccostrea sp. groups 1, 2, and 3) were also genetically analyzed. Fixed RFLP markers were found in Crassostrea sp. and Saccostrea sp. group 2, but not in Saccostrea sp. groups 1 and 3. Phylogenetic and genetic heterogeneity analyses indicated that Crassostrea sp. and Saccostrea sp. group 2 should be considered as newly unidentified oyster species in Thailand.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank colleagues from the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, for helping us collect specimens used in this study. We also thank the National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) for providing facilities required by our experiments. This research was subsidized by Thailand Research Funds (TRF) project RDG4120018.

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  1. National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    S. Klinbunga, B. Khamnamtong, N. Puanglarp & P. Menasveta

  2. Center of Excellence for Marine Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    S. Klinbunga, B. Khamnamtong & N. Puanglarp

  3. Program of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    B. Khamnamtong

  4. Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    P. Jarayabhand & P. Menasveta

  5. Aquatic Resources Research Institute, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand

    P. Jarayabhand

  6. Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, 10900, Thailand

    W. Yoosukh

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Klinbunga, S., Khamnamtong, B., Puanglarp, N. et al. Molecular Taxonomy of Cupped Oysters (Crassostrea, Saccostrea, and Striostrea) in Thailand Based on COI, 16S, and 18S rDNA Polymorphism. Mar Biotechnol 7, 306–317 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-004-0036-x

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