MtDNA Barcode Identification of Finfish Larvae from Vellar Estuary, Tamilnadu, India

Ramakrishnan THIRUMARAISELVI; Sourin DAS; Vellaichamy RAMANADEVI; Muthusamy THANGARAJ

doi:10.15835/nsb719478

MtDNA Barcode Identification of Finfish Larvae from Vellar Estuary, Tamilnadu, India

Authors

Ramakrishnan THIRUMARAISELVI Annamalai University, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, 608 502 Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Sourin DAS Annamalai University, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, 608 502 Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Vellaichamy RAMANADEVI Annamalai University, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, 608 502 Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu (IN)
Muthusamy THANGARAJ Annamalai University, Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, 608 502 Parangipettai, Tamil Nadu (IN)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb719478

Keywords:

cytochrome oxydase I; genetic distance; ichthyoplankton; mitochondria

Abstract

Planktonic larvae were captured in the shallow Vellar estuary, Tamilnadu, India, during January to June 2013 using zooplankton net. Larvae were identified to the species level by comparison with Genbank data base using MtDNA sequence data. Further analysis showed that there is no sequence variation within-species, whereas between-species variation was more than 25%, supporting the suitability for species identification. The highest genetic distance was observed between A. nigropunctatus and M. cephalus (0.434) and the lowest genetic distance was observed between T. jarbua and S. commersoni (0.256). Given the current worldwide interest in DNA barcoding and species identification using MtDNA gene marker (CO1), it was confirmed the efficacy of the Fish-F1 and -R1 primer set, which gave the possibility for identification of finfish larvae at species level.

Metrics

Metrics Loading ...

Downloads

Published

2015-03-20

How to Cite

THIRUMARAISELVI, R., DAS, S., RAMANADEVI, V., & THANGARAJ, M. (2015). MtDNA Barcode Identification of Finfish Larvae from Vellar Estuary, Tamilnadu, India. Notulae Scientia Biologicae, 7(1), 16–19. https://doi.org/10.15835/nsb719478

Download Citation

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Research Articles

CITATION

DOI: 10.15835/nsb719478

License

Open Access and Licensing

Articles published in Notulae Scientia Biologicae are made immediately and permanently available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Authors retain copyright and publishing rights and grant the journal and its publisher, the Society of Land Measurements and Cadastre from Transylvania (SMTCT), a non-exclusive licence to publish, distribute, preserve, and make the article available in digital and other formats.

The licence permits sharing, copying, redistribution, adaptation, and reuse in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given, the original publication is identified, a link to the licence is provided, and any changes are indicated.