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Open AccessArticle10.3755/galaxea.15.182

Genetic diversity of soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae along Nang Rong Beach, Jorake Island and Juang Island, Amphur Sattahip, Chonburi Province, Thailand

Thadsin Panithanarak,Sarawut Siriwong,Sumaitt Putchakarn,Saharath DHEERAKAMPORN-2013-01-01-Galaxea Journal of Coral Reef Studies
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Soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae are the most abundant and ecologically important members of coral reef communities in the Indo-West Pacific. However, fundamental knowledge of these animals is still lacking. The study of genetic diversity will greatly improve the identification and classification of these species and it will give us essential knowledge for future conservation and management of octocoral species. This study is aimed at investigating genetic variations of soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae along Nang-Rong Beach, Jorake Island and Juang Islands, Amphur Sattahip, Chonburi Province (Thailand), and derived from the analysis of the msh1 gene in mitochondria. Preliminary analysis found 83 samples of soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae, which were expected to be Cladiella (55 samples), Sinularia (13 samples), Lobophytum (7 samples), Klyxum (3 samples) and Sarcophyton (5 samples). The results showed that the msh1 gene was variable enough to distinguish Alcyoniid genera

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Soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae are the most abundant and ecologically important members of coral reef communities in the Indo-West Pacific. However, fundamental knowledge of these animals is still lacking. The study of genetic diversity will greatly improve the identification and classification of these species and it will give us essential knowledge for future conservation and management of octocoral species. This study is aimed at investigating genetic variations of soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae along Nang-Rong Beach, Jorake Island and Juang Islands, Amphur Sattahip, Chonburi Province (Thailand), and derived from the analysis of the msh1 gene in mitochondria. Preliminary analysis found 83 samples of soft corals of the family Alcyoniidae, which were expected to be Cladiella (55 samples), Sinularia (13 samples), Lobophytum (7 samples), Klyxum (3 samples) and Sarcophyton (5 samples). The results showed that the msh1 gene was variable enough to distinguish Alcyoniid genera

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GenusBiologyPhylogenetic treeGenetic diversityCoralCoral reefZoologyEcology

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