Low genetic diversity in Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) in Japan: possibility of introduction with their host turtles.
Low genetic diversity in Ozobranchus jantseanus (Hirudinida: Ozobranchidae) in Japan: possibility of introduction with their host turtles.
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日本 Ozobranchus jantseanus(水蛭目:Ozobranchidae)遗传多样性低:与其宿主海龟一起引入的可能性。
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2017.08.006
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
Dai Suzuki
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作者:
Takafumi Nakano;Ryuta Nakamura;Susumu Ohtsuka;Toru Suzuki;Dai Suzuki
Leeches belonging to the genusOzobranchusare ectoparasitic on sea and freshwater turtles. The freshwater speciesO. jantseanushas been recorded from China and Japan.Ozobranchus jantseanusinhabiting Japan is considered to be a non-indigenous species, because their primary host, the Reeves' pond turtle,Mauremys reevesii, is thought to have been introduced in the last few centuries from adjacent Asian countries. To assess whether the Japanese populations ofO. jantseanuswere likely to have been introduced, their genetic diversity was investigated using mitochondrial cytochromecoxidase subunit I sequences. The very low sequence diversity as well as the historical record of this species from Japan suggest that Japanese populations ofO. jantseanusmay have been artificially introduced along with their host turtles. Molecular phylogenies of COI showed that two marineOzobranchusspecies formed a clade together with the freshwaterO. jantseanus.