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Quanchao WANG, Ying LIU, Zirui PENG, Linlin CHEN, Baoquan LI. Genetic diversity and population structure of the sea star Asterias amurensis in the northern coast of China[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2023, 41(4): 1593-1601

Genetic diversity and population structure of the sea star Asterias amurensis in the northern coast of China
Quanchao WANG1,3, Ying LIU1,2, Zirui PENG1,4, Linlin CHEN1,3, Baoquan LI1,3
1 Key Laboratory of Coastal Biology and Bioresource Utilization, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, China;
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3 Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China;
4 Ocean School, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
Abstract:
The sea star Asterias amurensis is widely viewed as a severe “marine pest” because of its broad feeding habits. Over the past few decades, A. amurensis undergoes massive and sporadic population outbreaks worldwide, causing extensive economic and ecological losses to the local aquaculture industry and marine ecosystem. Understanding the genetic diversity and population structure of A. amurensis can provide vital information for resource management. By analyzing the polymorphism of the mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) gene and ten simple sequence repeat (SSR) microsatellites markers, the genetic diversity and population structure of A. amurensis of four populations along the northern coast of China was uncovered. A total of 36 haplotypes were identified, and a main haplotype was found in four populations. The Qingdao (QD) population displayed the highest genetic diversity among all the populations. The AMOVA and pairwise Fst showed that there was small but statistically significant population differentiation among the four populations, especially between QD and Weihai (WH). Moreover, the principal component analysis (PCA) and admixture analysis showed that several individuals in Yantai (YT) and Dalian (DL) had little genetic association with other individuals. Overall, this study provided useful information of the genetic diversity and population structure of A. amurensis and will contribute to the resource management of A. amurensis in China.
Key words:    Asterias amurensis|cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI)|simple sequence repeat (SSR)|population structure|China seas   
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