| one publication added to basket [260324] | Sibling species in interstitial flatworms: a case study using Monocelis lineata (Proseriata: Monocelididae)
Casu, M.; Curini-Galletti, M. (2004). Sibling species in interstitial flatworms: a case study using Monocelis lineata (Proseriata: Monocelididae). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 145(3): 669-679. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-004-1367-x
In: Marine Biology: International Journal on Life in Oceans and Coastal Waters. Springer: Heidelberg; Berlin. ISSN 0025-3162; e-ISSN 1432-1793, more
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- Casu, M.
- Curini-Galletti, M.
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| Abstract |
The genetic relationships between morphologically indistinguishable marine and brackish-water populations of Monocelis lineata (O.F. Müller, 1774) (Proseriata: Monocelididae) were analysed by means of allozyme electrophoresis. Fifteen samples of M. lineata (13 from the Mediterranean and two from the Atlantic) from coastal marine and brackish-water habitats were examined for variation at 18 loci. Eleven loci were polymorphic in at least one population of M. lineata. Low levels of within-population genetic variability were found, with average observed and expected heterozygosity values ranging from H o=0.015±0.015 to 0.113±0.044, and from H e=0.028±0.028 to 0.138±0.054, respectively. The occurrence of a number of private alleles indicated a marked genetic divergence among populations of M. lineata, with Rogers’ genetic distances ranging from D R=0.003 to 0.676 and a highly significant F ST value (0.918±0.012, P<0.001). UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic average) cluster analysis and multidimensional scaling showed a clear genetic divergence between marine and brackish-water populations. Moreover, Atlantic and Mediterranean populations were sharply separated. Our results suggest that M. lineata is a complex of sibling species. |
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