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Gwilliam MP, Winkler AC, Potts WM, Santos CV, Sauer WHH, Shaw PW, McKeown NJ. Integrated genetic and morphological data support eco-evolutionary divergence of Angolan and South African populations of Diplodus hottentotus. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2018; 92:1163-1176. [PMID: 29492972 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
The genus Diplodus presents multiple cases of taxonomic conjecture. Among these the D. cervinus complex was previously described as comprising three subspecies that are now regarded as separate species: Diplodus cervinus, Diplodus hottentotus and Diplodus omanensis. Diplodus hottentotus exhibits a clear break in its distribution around the Benguela Current system, prompting speculation that Angolan and South African populations flanking this area may be isolated and warrant formal taxonomic distinction. This study reports the first integrated genetic [mitochondrial (mt)DNA and nuclear microsatellite] and morphological (morphometric, meristic and colouration) study to assess patterns of divergence between populations in the two regions. High levels of cytonuclear divergence between the populations support a prolonged period of genetic isolation, with the sharing of only one mtDNA haplotype (12 haplotypes were fully sorted between regions) attributed to retention of ancestral polymorphism. Fish from the two regions were significantly differentiated at a number of morphometric (69·5%) and meristic (46%) characters. In addition, Angolan and South African fish exhibited reciprocally diagnostic colouration patterns that were more similar to Mediterranean and Indian Ocean congeners, respectively. Based on the congruent genetic and phenotypic diversity we suggest that the use of hottentotus, whether for full species or subspecies status, should be restricted to South African D. cervinus to reflect their status as a distinct species-like unit, while the relationship between Angolan and Atlantic-Mediterranean D. cervinus will require further demo-genetic analysis. This study highlights the utility of integrated genetic and morphological approaches to assess taxonomic diversity within the biogeographically dynamic Benguela Current region.
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- M P Gwilliam
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DA, U.K
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- Department of Ichthyology & Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Department of Ichthyology & Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Faculdade Ciêncas da Universidade Agostinho Neto (FCUAN), Luanda, Angola
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- Department of Ichthyology & Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DA, U.K
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- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DA, U.K
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Sahyoun R, Guidetti P, Di Franco A, Planes S. Patterns of Fish Connectivity between a Marine Protected Area and Surrounding Fished Areas. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167441. [PMID: 27907100 PMCID: PMC5131959 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Patterns of connectivity and self-recruitment are recognized as key factors shaping the dynamics of marine populations. Connectivity is also essential for maintaining and restoring natural ecological processes with genetic diversity contributing to the adaptation and persistence of any species in the face of global disturbances. Estimates of connectivity are crucial to inform the design of both marine protected areas (MPAs) and MPA networks. Among several approaches, genetic structure is frequently used as a proxy for patterns of connectivity. Using 8 microsatellite loci, we investigated genetic structure of the two-banded sea bream Diplodus vulgaris, a coastal fish that is both commercially and ecologically important. Adults were sampled in 7 locations (stretches of coastline approximately 8 km long) and juveniles in 14 sites (~100 to 200 m of coastline) along 200 km of the Apulian Adriatic coast (SW Adriatic Sea), within and outside an MPA (Torre Guaceto MPA, Italy). Our study found similar genetic diversity indices for both the MPA and the surrounding fished areas. An overall lack of genetic structure among samples suggests high gene flow (i.e. connectivity) across a scale of at least 200 km. However, some local genetic divergences found in two locations demonstrate some heterogeneity in processes renewing the population along the Apulian Adriatic coast. Furthermore, two sites appeared genetically divergent, reinforcing our observations within the genetic makeup of adults and confirming heterogeneity in early stage genetics that can come from either different supply populations or from chaotic genetic patchiness occurring under temporal variation in recruitment and in the reproductive success. While the specific role of the MPA is not entirely known in this case, these results confirm the presence of regional processes and the key role of connectivity in maintaining the local population supply.
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- Rita Sahyoun
- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD, CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Perpignan, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, UCA, CNRS, ECOMERS, Parc Valrose, Avenue Valrose, Nice, France.,CoNISMa-Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, Piazzale Flaminio, Rome, Italy
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD, CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Perpignan, France.,Université Côte d'Azur, UCA, CNRS, ECOMERS, Parc Valrose, Avenue Valrose, Nice, France.,CoNISMa-Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, Piazzale Flaminio, Rome, Italy
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- EPHE, PSL Research University, UPVD, CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Perpignan, France
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Stefanni S, Castilho R, Sala-Bozano M, Robalo JI, Francisco SM, Santos RS, Marques N, Brito A, Almada VC, Mariani S. Establishment of a coastal fish in the Azores: recent colonisation or sudden expansion of an ancient relict population? Heredity (Edinb) 2015; 115:527-37. [PMID: 26174025 PMCID: PMC4806900 DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2015.55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The processes and timescales associated with ocean-wide changes in the distribution of marine species have intrigued biologists since Darwin's earliest insights into biogeography. The Azores, a mid-Atlantic volcanic archipelago located >1000 km off the European continental shelf, offers ideal opportunities to investigate phylogeographic colonisation scenarios. The benthopelagic sparid fish known as the common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris) is now relatively common along the coastline of the Azores archipelago, but was virtually absent before the 1990 s. We employed a multiple genetic marker approach to test whether the successful establishment of the Azorean population derives from a recent colonisation from western continental/island populations or from the demographic explosion of an ancient relict population. Results from nuclear and mtDNA sequences show that all Atlantic and Mediterranean populations belong to the same phylogroup, though microsatellite data indicate significant genetic divergence between the Azorean sample and all other locations, as well as among Macaronesian, western Iberian and Mediterranean regions. The results from Approximate Bayesian Computation indicate that D. vulgaris has likely inhabited the Azores for ∼ 40 (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.5-83.6) to 52 (95% CI: 6.32-89.0) generations, corresponding to roughly 80-150 years, suggesting near-contemporary colonisation, followed by a more recent demographic expansion that could have been facilitated by changing climate conditions. Moreover, the lack of previous records of this species over the past century, together with the absence of lineage separation and the presence of relatively few private alleles, do not exclude the possibility of an even more recent colonisation event.
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- S Stefanni
- CNR-ISSIA, Via de Marini 6,
Genova, Italy
- LARSyS Associated Laboratory and Centre
of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Department of Oceanography and
Fisheries, Horta, Portugal
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- Centre of Marine Sciences, CCMAR,
Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- School of Biology and Environmental
Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Ireland,
UK
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- MARE–Marine and Environmental
Sciences Centre, ISPA-IU, Lisboa, Portugal
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- MARE–Marine and Environmental
Sciences Centre, ISPA-IU, Lisboa, Portugal
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- LARSyS Associated Laboratory and Centre
of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Department of Oceanography and
Fisheries, Horta, Portugal
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- LARSyS Associated Laboratory and Centre
of IMAR of the University of the Azores, Department of Oceanography and
Fisheries, Horta, Portugal
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- BIOECOMAC, Departamento de
Biología Animal (Ciencias Marinas), Universidad de La Laguna,
Tenerife, Canary Islands
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- MARE–Marine and Environmental
Sciences Centre, ISPA-IU, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Ecosystems and Environment Research
Centre, School of Environment and Life Science, University of Salford,
Salford, UK
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Reid K, Hoareau TB, Bloomer P. High-throughput microsatellite marker development in two sparid species and verification of their transferability in the family Sparidae. Mol Ecol Resour 2012; 12:740-52. [PMID: 22510367 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2012.03138.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Recently, 454 sequencing has emerged as a popular method for isolating microsatellites owing to cost-effectiveness and time saving. In this study, repeat-enriched libraries from two southern African endemic sparids (Pachymetopon blochii and Lithognathus lithognathus) were 454 GS-FLX sequenced. From these, 7370 sequences containing repeats (SCRs) were identified. A brief survey of 23 studies showed a significant difference between the number of SCRs when enrichment was performed first before 454 sequencing. We designed primers for 302 unique fragments containing more than five repeat units and suitable flanking regions. A fraction (<11%) of these loci were characterized with 18 polymorphic microsatellite loci (nine in each of the focal species) being described. Sanger sequencing of alleles confirmed that size variation was because of differences in the number of tandem repeats. However, a case of homoplasy and sequencing errors in the 454 sequencing were identified. These newly developed and four previously isolated loci were successfully used to identify polymorphic markers in nine other economically important species, representative of sparid diversity. The combination of newly developed markers with data from previous sparid cross-species studies showed a significant negative correlation between genetic divergence to focal species and microsatellite transferability. The high level of transferability we described (48% amplification success and 32% polymorphism) suggests that the 302 microsatellite loci identified represent an excellent resource for future studies on sparids. Microsatellite marker development should commonly include tests of transferability to reduce costs and increase feasibility of population genetics studies in nonmodel organisms.
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- Kerry Reid
- Molecular Ecology and Evolution Programme, Department of Genetics, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.
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PÉREZ L, INFANTE C, PONCE M, CRESPO A, ZUASTI E, FUNES V, CATANESE G, MANCHADO M. Characterization of eight microsatellite markers in the white sea bream,Diplodus sargus(Teleostei, Sparidae). Mol Ecol Resour 2008; 8:1291-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2008.02173.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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