title: Eight microsatellite loci for the Irukandji syndrome-causing carybdeid jellyfish, Carukia barnesi (Cubozoa, Cnidaria).
abstract: Microsatellites are high-resolution genetic markers that may be applied to examine parentage, population structure and the direction and extent of dispersal. Here we present eight polymorphic microsatellite loci developed for the carybdeid jellyfish, Carukia barnesi. The loci were developed from a microsatellite-enriched, partial genomic DNA library and tested for polymorphism on animals from each of two geographically distinct populations, Lizard Island and Double Island, from the Great Barrier Reef. The number of alleles observed for each locus ranged from 7 to 19.
authors.affiliation: Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB3, Townsville MC, Qld 4810, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and the School of Marine and Tropical Biology, JCU, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia Department of Zoology, Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, Smithfield,Qld 4878, Australia.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Peplow
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kingsford
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: M J H
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: VAN Oppen