Molecular phylogenetic assessment of Spirobranchus kraussii-complex (Annelida: Serpulidae) from the Japanese Archipelago.

ABSTRACT: Spirobranchus kraussii (Annelida: Serpulidae) was recognized as being widely distributed both in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. However, the sampling records far from its type locality (South Africa) have been questioned. Actually, recent molecular phylogenetic studies showed that S. kraussii contains genetically distinct species. In this study, we performed molecular phylogenetic analyses of S. cf. kraussii collected from Japan using the nucleotide sequences of a mitochondrial gene and two nuclear genes. Three lineages were recovered within Spirobranchus kraussii-complex in Japan, and one (Spirobranchus sp. 6) showed moderate genetic difference (approximately 4%) in the mitochondrial cytb gene sequence from Spirobranchus sp. 1, an undescr

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8286061 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature