Isolation and Characterization of the First Microsatellite Markers for the Endangered Relict Mussel Hypanis colorata (Mollusca: Bivalvia: Cardiidae)

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Oana Paula Popa¹  Elena Iulia Iorgu¹  Ana Maria Krapal¹  Beatrice Simona Kelemen²  Dumitru Murariu¹ 

[1] “Grigore Antipa” National Museum of Natural History, Molecular Biology Department, Kiseleff Street, No 1, Bucharest 011341, Romania; E-Mails:;“Babes-Bolyai” University, Molecular Biology Center, 42 Treboniu Laurian Street, 400271 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; E-Mail:

关键词: Monodacna;    Ponto-Caspian;    invasive species;    population genetics;    repetitive elements;    genetic diversity;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijms12010456

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Hypanis colorata (Eichwald, 1829) (Cardiidae: Lymnocardiinae) is a bivalve relict species with a Ponto-Caspian distribution and is under strict protection in Romania, according to national regulations. While the species is depressed in the western Black Sea lagoons from Romania and Ukraine, it is also a successful invader in the middle Dniepr and Volga regions. Establishing a conservation strategy for this species or studying its invasion process requires knowledge about the genetic structure of the species populations. We have isolated and characterized nine polymorphic microsatellite markers in H. colorata. The number of alleles per locus ranged from 4 to 28 and the observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.613 to 1.000. The microsatellites developed in the present study are highly polymorphic and they should be useful for the assessment of genetic variation within this species.

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