Open AccessA putative species complex in the S ea of J apan revealed by DNA sequence data: a study on L ottia cf. kogamogai ( G astropoda: P atellogastropoda)
Author(s) -
Kristof Alen,
Oliveira André L.,
Kolbin Konstantin G.,
Wanninger Andreas
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.769
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1439-0469
pISSN - 0947-5745
DOI - 10.1111/jzs.12120
Subject(s) - biology , limpet , bay , zoology , species complex , mitochondrial dna , subtropics , ecology , intertidal zone , phylogenetic tree , genetics , gene , civil engineering , engineering
A putative new limpet species ( P atellogastropoda) from the S ea of J apan is revealed by molecular genetic analyses using the mitochondrial markers 16 S r RNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( CO 1 ), as well as the DNA marker 18S rRNA . Our data indicate that the limpet, collected in the P eter the G reat B ay ( R ussian F ederation), is not, as its morphology suggests, the J apanese species L ottia kogamogai S asaki and O kutani, 1994, and might also hint towards another putative species complex in the S ea of J apan. The different currents between the F ar E ast A sian mainland (cold, subpolar jet running southwards) and the J apanese archipelago (warm, subtropical jet running northwards) are likely to act as a barrier that has a substantial influence on species distribution in these waters. Accordingly, our results indicate that it is about time for a revision of patellogastropod species with a reported distribution in J apanese and F ar E astern R ussian waters by an integrative approach using molecular genetic and morphological characters. The species investigated herein is referred to as L ottia cf. kogamogai until it is morphologically re‐examined and compared with primary type specimens of known species.