Publication Date:
2019-07-16
Description:
Milleporidae are of high ecological and economic
importance, as, together with the scleractinian corals,
they belong to the main reef builders of tropical coral
reefs. Coral reefs face severe threats mainly due to
anthropogenic disturbance. Understanding their population
structure and dynamics is crucial for any conservation
effort. Here we report the first microsatellite loci for the
Milleporidae. Eleven polymorphic markers were developed
for the hydrozoan corals Millepora dichotoma from the
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) and tested for amplification
in M. dichotoma from the Red Sea (Egypt), as well as for
Millepora platyphylla from the Pacific Ocean (Moorea,
French Polynesia). All loci were variable with 4–15 alleles
per locus. Nine loci were transferable between geographic
regions and species. These are the first microsatellites for
hydrozoan corals. They will provide valuable tools for
characterizing the population structure and genetic
diversity of the group thereby benefitting coral reef
conservation.
Repository Name:
EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
Type:
Article
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isiRev
Format:
application/pdf
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