The impact of aquaculture on the genetics and distribution of the onuphid annelid Diopatra biscayensis.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Evolutionary history of natural populations can be confounded by human intervention such as the case of decorator worm species Diopatra (Onuphidae), which have a history of being transported through anthropogenic activities. Because they build tubes and act as ecosystem engineers, they can have a large impact on the overall ecosystem in which they occur. One conspicuous member, Diopatra biscayensis, which was only described in 2012, has a fragmented distribution that includes the Bay of Biscay and the Normanno-Breton Gulf in the English Channel. This study explores the origin of these worms in the Normanno-Breton region, which has been debated to either be the result of a historic range contraction from a relic continuous population or a more recent introduction.<

SUBMITTER: Galaska MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207402 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature