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Eight microsatellite loci for the Irukandji syndrome‐causing carybdeid jellyfish, Carukia barnesi (Cubozoa, Cnidaria)
Author(s) -
PEPLOW L. M.,
KINGSFORD M. J.,
SEYMOUR J. E.,
VAN OPPEN M. J. H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02509.x
Subject(s) - biology , microsatellite , locus (genetics) , population , jellyfish , biological dispersal , genetics , allele , cnidaria , evolutionary biology , zoology , coral , ecology , gene , demography , sociology
Microsatellites are high‐resolution genetic markers that may be applied to examine parentage, population structure and the direction and extent of dispersal. Here we present eight polymorphic microsatellite loci developed for the carybdeid jellyfish, Carukia barnesi . The loci were developed from a microsatellite‐enriched, partial genomic DNA library and tested for polymorphism on animals from each of two geographically distinct populations, Lizard Island and Double Island, from the Great Barrier Reef. The number of alleles observed for each locus ranged from 7 to 19.