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Isolation and characterization of eighteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for the topical seagrass, Syringodium isoetifolium

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Eighteen polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for the tropical seagrass, Syringodium isoetifolium. Microsatellite enriched genomic libraries were constructed and subsequently sequenced using Pacific Biosciences SMRT technology. The 18 loci were characterized in 24 individuals from the Indonesian archipelago. Observed levels of heterozygosity ranged from 0.14 to 0.91 with a mean of 3.7 alleles per locus. Four pairs of loci showed evidence of significant linkage disequilibrium and one locus deviated significantly from Hardy–Weinberg expectations.

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We thank the Indonesian government, the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) and RISTEK for collection permits, 0085/SIP/FRP/SM/V/2010 and 0133/SIP/FRP/SM/V/2010 under which all collections were made in full accordance with Indonesian laws and regulations. A special thank you is reserved for Mr. Onny Nurrahman Marwayana and Ms. Hagi Yulia Sugeha. Funding for this work was provided in part by the TOTAL Foundation, University of Hawai‘i Graduate Student Organization, University of Hawai‘i Arts and Sciences Student Research Award, University of Hawai‘i Edmondson Grant, Sigma XI Grants In Aid of Research, The Explorers Club, The Rufford Small Grants Foundation and the University of Hawai‘i NSF-EPSCoR program (Investing in Multidisciplinary University Activities, EPS-0903833, J. Gaines, PI) in support of the core functional genomics facility at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology. This is HIMB contribution # 1554 and The School for Ocean and Earth Science and Technology contribution # 8938.

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  1. Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai‘i, Mānoa, P.O. Box 1346, Kāne‘ohe, HI, 96744, USA

    Benjamin J. Wainwright & Stephen A. Karl

  2. Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Jl. Pasir Putih I Ancol Timur, Jakarta, 14430, Indonesia

    Irma S. Arlyza

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Wainwright, B.J., Arlyza, I.S. & Karl, S.A. Isolation and characterization of eighteen polymorphic microsatellite loci for the topical seagrass, Syringodium isoetifolium . Conservation Genet Resour 5, 943–945 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9938-0

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