A hybrid zone between Bathymodiolus mussel lineages from eastern Pacific hydrothermal vents

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Robert C Vrijenhoek¹  Julio BJ Harvey¹  Yong-Jin Won²  Shannon B Johnson¹ 

[1] Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, CA, 95039-9644, USA;Division of EcoScience, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 120-750, South Korea

关键词: Bathymodiolus thermophilus;    Hydrothermal vent;    Deep-sea;    Linkage disequilibrium;    Recombination;    Hybridization;    Bathymodiolus antarcticus n. sp;   

Others  :  1130096
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2148-13-21

 received in 2012-09-28, accepted in 2013-01-11,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

The inhabitants of deep-sea hydrothermal vents occupy ephemeral island-like habitats distributed sporadically along tectonic spreading-centers, back-arc basins, and volcanically active seamounts. The majority of vent taxa undergo a pelagic larval phase, and thus varying degrees of geographical subdivision, ranging from no impedance of dispersal to complete isolation, often exist among taxa that span common geomorphological boundaries. Two lineages of Bathymodiolus mussels segregate on either side of the Easter Microplate, a boundary that separates the East Pacific Rise from spreading centers connected to the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge.

Results

A recent sample from the northwest flank of the Easter Microplate contained an admixture of northern and southern mitochondrial haplotypes and corresponding alleles at five nuclear gene loci. Genotypic frequencies in this sample did not fit random mating expectation. Significant heterozygote deficiencies at nuclear loci and gametic disequilibria between loci suggested that this transitional region might be a ‘Tension Zone’ maintained by immigration of parental types and possibly hybrid unfitness. An analysis of recombination history in the nuclear genes suggests a prolonged history of parapatric contact between the two mussel lineages. We hereby elevate the southern lineage to species status as Bathymodiolus antarcticus n. sp. and restrict the use of Bathymodiolus thermophilus to the northern lineage.

Conclusions

Because B. thermophilus s.s. exhibits no evidence for subdivision or isolation-by-distance across its 4000 km range along the EPR axis and Galápagos Rift, partial isolation of B. antarcticus n. sp. requires explanation. The time needed to produce the observed degree of mitochondrial differentiation is consistent with the age of the Easter Microplate (2.5 to 5.3 million years). The complex geomorphology of the Easter Microplate region forces strong cross-axis currents that might disrupt self-recruitment of mussels by removing planktotrophic larvae from the ridge axis. Furthermore, frequent local extinction events in this tectonically dynamic region might produce a demographic sink rather than a source for dispersing mussel larvae. Historical changes in tectonic rates and current patterns appear to permit intermittent contact and introgression between the two species.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Johnson et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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