PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS AND SPECIES IDENTIFICATION OF 11 GORGONIAN CORALS (OCTOCORALLIA: ALCYONACEA) IN THE NORTH CENTRAL COAST OF VIETNAM BASED ON MSH1MTDNA AND 28S RDNA MARKERS
Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.9, No. 8)Publication Date: 2021-08-20
Authors : Nguyen Chi Mai NinhThi Ngoc Nguyen Xuan Cuong Nguyen Hoai Nam Nguyen Tuong Van Le Quang Trung Pham Thi Hoe Nguyen Quang Hung; Tran My Linh;
Page : 505-514
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Abstract
Vietnam contains diverse marine ecosystems with the high biodiversity of marine organisms, including gorgonian corals of Alcyonacea order. In order to support traditional classification of these corals, in this study mitochondrial barcoding markers msh1 and nuclear 28S rDNA were developed for analysis of 11 specimens collected in 2015 and 2016 from different islands and bays along the North Central coast of Vietnam. Phylogenetic analyses based on msh1 and 28S sequence polymorphism showed that all specimens belonged to Anthozoa class, Octocorallia sub-class and Alcyonacea order. At lower taxa levels, they were divided into 4 sub-orders, 7 families and 7 genera according to 7 distinct clades with bootstrap values from 99-100%.The identifications of 7 out of 11 specimens including Sinularia brassica (2 specimens)and Sinularialeptoclados, Dichotellagemmacea, Annella reticulata, S. conferta and S. nanolobata were in concordance between morphological and molecular methods. The other 4 specimens were only identified at genus levels of Astrogorgia sp., Melithaea sp. Scleronephthya sp. and Muricella sp. by either msh1-morphology or msh1-28S markers. These results highlight the importance of molecular markers to elucidate patterns of biodiversity and species identification of soft coral.
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