Genetic diversity and population genetic analysis of Donax vittatus (Mollusca: Bivalvia) and phylogeny of the genus with mitochondrial and nuclear markers

Fernandez-Perez, Jenyfer; Froufe, Elsa; Nanton, Ana; Gaspar, Miguel; Mendez, Josefina

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Fernandez-Perez, Jenyfer

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In this study, the genetic diversity of Donax vittatus across the Iberian Peninsula was investigated using four mitochondrial (COI, Cytb, 16S F and M types) and three nuclear (H8, 18S and 285) genes. These same molecular markers were also sequenced in D. semistriatus and D variegatus to address the phylogenetic relationships of the species of the genus Donax common along the European coasts. Our results showed high haplotype diversity in combination with a low nucleotide diversity and a star-shaped network with a predominant haplotype, indicating a recent population expansion for the examined sampling sites of D. vittatus. Furthermore, analyses of population differentiation performed with COI mitochondrial marker, including global Far estimation and pairwise Far values, indicated the non-existence of significant genetic structure in D. vittatus of Northwest Iberian populations. Because these localities show a high genetic similarity, we suggest that D. vittatus could be a potentially alternative exploitable resource, as complement to the D. trunculus fisheries, whose natural stocks have decreased dramatically in some areas. Furthermore, we present for the first time, evidence of DUI in the clams D. vittatus and D. semistriatus. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reservd.

Keywords

Doubly uniparental inheritance Cockle cerastoderma-edule Mussel mytilus Molecular evolution Statistical tests Southern Portugal Dna Polymorphism Introduced range Trunculus L. Atlantic