Discrimination between the Mediterranean spiny lobsters Palinurus elephas and P. mauritanicus (Crustacea: Decapoda) by mitochondrial sequence analysis
Cannas, R.; Cau, A.; Deiana, A.M.; Salvadori, S.; Tagliavini, J. (2006). Discrimination between the Mediterranean spiny lobsters Palinurus elephas and P. mauritanicus (Crustacea: Decapoda) by mitochondrial sequence analysis, in: Thessalou-Legaki, M. (Ed.) Issues of decapod crustacean biology. Developments in Hydrobiology, 184: pp. 1-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4756-8_1
In: Dumont, H.J. (Ed.) Developments in Hydrobiology. Kluwer Academic/Springer: The Hague; London; Boston; Dordrecht. ISSN 0167-8418, more
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Biology > Genetics
Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) [WoRMS]; Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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- Cannas, R.
- Cau, A.
- Deiana, A.M.
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- Salvadori, S.
- Tagliavini, J.
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| Abstract |
The Mediterranean spiny lobsters, the common spiny lobster Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1758) and the pink spiny lobster P. mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911, are important target species for commercial fisheries. In this study, we focus our attention on the DNA sequence variation of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxydase I gene (COI) in the two species of Palinurus. Spiny lobster DNA samples from four Mediterranean localities were analysed to examine the genetic variability at both the intra- and interspecific level. Furthermore, the phylogenetic relationships within the family Palinuridae (among the two species of Palinurus, most of the species of Panulirus and all the species of Jasus) are examined. |
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