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Dispersal and Differentiation of Deep-Sea Mussels of the Genus Bathymodiolus (Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae)
Joint Authors
Matsumoto, Hiroto
Fujita, Yuko
Shintaku, Mifue
Kyuno, Akiko
Utsumi, Motoo
Miyazaki, Jun-Ichi
Fujiwara, Yoshihiro
Watanabe, Hiromi
Source
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-11-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Earth Science , Water and Environment
Abstract EN
We sequenced the mitochondrial ND4 gene to elucidate the evolutionary processes of Bathymodiolus mussels and mytilid relatives.
Mussels of the subfamily Bathymodiolinae from vents and seeps belonged to 3 groups and mytilid relatives from sunken wood and whale carcasses assumed the outgroup positions to bathymodioline mussels.
Shallow water mytilid mussels were positioned more distantly relative to the vent/seep mussels, indicating an evolutionary transition from shallow to deep sea via sunken wood and whale carcasses.
Bathymodiolus platifrons is distributed in the seeps and vents, which are approximately 1500 km away.
There was no significant genetic differentiation between the populations.
There existed high gene flow between B.
septemdierum and B.
brevior and low but not negligible gene flow between B.
marisindicus and B.
septemdierum or B.
brevior, although their habitats are 5000–10 000 km away.
These indicate a high adaptability to the abyssal environments and a high dispersal ability of Bathymodiolus mussels.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kyuno, Akiko& Shintaku, Mifue& Fujita, Yuko& Matsumoto, Hiroto& Utsumi, Motoo& Watanabe, Hiromi…[et al.]. 2009. Dispersal and Differentiation of Deep-Sea Mussels of the Genus Bathymodiolus (Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae). Journal of Marine Sciences،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kyuno, Akiko…[et al.]. Dispersal and Differentiation of Deep-Sea Mussels of the Genus Bathymodiolus (Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae). Journal of Marine Sciences No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-988626
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kyuno, Akiko& Shintaku, Mifue& Fujita, Yuko& Matsumoto, Hiroto& Utsumi, Motoo& Watanabe, Hiromi…[et al.]. Dispersal and Differentiation of Deep-Sea Mussels of the Genus Bathymodiolus (Mytilidae, Bathymodiolinae). Journal of Marine Sciences. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-988626
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-988626