Genetic variation of the scleractinian coral Stylophora pistillata, from western Pacific reefs

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作者：

M. Takabayashi

D. Carter

J. Lopez

O. Hoegh-Guldberg

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[1] Department of Microbiology,

[2] School of Molecular and Microbial Biosciences,undefined

[3] University of Sydney,undefined

[4] New South Wales 2006,undefined

[5] Australia,undefined

[6] Centre for Marine Studies,undefined

[7] University of Queensland,undefined

[8] St Lucia,undefined

[9] Queensland 4027,undefined

[10] Australia,undefined

[11] Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution,undefined

[12] Fort Pierce,undefined

[13] Florida 34946,undefined

[14] USA,undefined

[15] Correspondence address: Romberg Tiburon Center,undefined

[16] San Francisco State University,undefined

[17] California 94920,undefined

[18] USA,undefined

[19] e-mail: ,undefined

[20] Tel.: +1-415-3383747,undefined

[21] Fax:+1-415-3383777,undefined

来源：

Coral Reefs | 2003年 / 22卷

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Scleractinian coral Internal transcribed spacer Population connectivity;

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摘要：

Most scleractinian coral species are widely distributed across the tropical and subtropical Indo-Pacific. However, the genetic connectivity between populations of corals separated by large distances (thousands of kilometers) is not well known. We analyzed variability in the nucleotide sequence of the internal transcribed spacer-1 (ITS-1) of the nuclear ribosomal gene unit in the ubiquitous coral Stylophora pistillata, across the western Pacific Ocean. Eight populations from Japan, Malaysia, and the northern and southern Great Barrier Reef (GBR) were studied. Phylogenetic analyses and analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) clearly revealed that there is panmixia among these coral populations. AMOVA showed that ITS-1 sequence variability was greater within populations (78.37%) than among populations (12.06%). These patterns strongly suggest high levels of connectivity across the species' latitudinal distribution range in the western Pacific, as is seen in many marine invertebrates.

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