Genome-wide SNPs redefines species boundaries and conservation units in the freshwater mussel genus Cyprogenia of North America.

ABSTRACT: Detailed information on species delineation and population genetic structure is a prerequisite for designing effective restoration and conservation strategies for imperiled organisms. Phylogenomic and population genomic analyses based on genome-wide double digest restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (ddRAD-Seq) data has identified three allopatric lineages in the North American freshwater mussel genus Cyprogenia. Cyprogenia stegaria is restricted to the Eastern Highlands and displays little genetic structuring within this region. However, two allopatric lineages of C. aberti in the Ozark and Ouachita highlands exhibit substantial levels (mean uncorrected F_ST = 0.368) of genetic differentiation and each warrants recognition as a distinct evolutionary lineage. Lineages of Cy

SUBMITTER: Kim KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8144384 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature