title: Probing the phylogenetic relationships of a few newly recorded intertidal zoanthids of Gujarat coast (India) with mtDNA COI sequences.
abstract: The present study reports the phylogenetic relationship of six zoanthid species belonging to three genera, Isaurus, Palythoa, and Zoanthus identified using systematic computational analysis of mtDNA gene sequences. All six species are first recorded from the coasts of Kathiawar Peninsula, India. Genus: Isaurus is represented by Isaurus tuberculatus, genus Zoanthus is represented by Zoanthus kuroshio and Zoanthus sansibaricus, while genus Palythoa is represented by Palythoa tuberculosa, P. sp. JVK-2006 and Palythoa heliodiscus. Results of the present study revealed that among the various species observed along the coastline, a minimum of 99% sequence divergence and a maximum of 96% sequence divergence were seen. An interspecific divergence of 1-4% and negligible intraspecific divergence was observed. These results not only highlighted the efficiency of the COI gene region in species identification but also demonstrated the genetic variability of zoanthids along the Saurashtra coastline of the west coast of India.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Bioscience , Saurashtra University , Rajkot , Gujarat , India.
authors.forename: Sneha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: a Department of Bioscience , Saurashtra University , Rajkot , Gujarat , India.
authors.forename: Paresh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poriya
authors.affiliation: a Department of Bioscience , Saurashtra University , Rajkot , Gujarat , India.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kundu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D014644:Genetic Variation / Q000235:genetics*; D005843:Geography; D007194:India; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV
keywords: Genetic variability; India; molecular phylogeny; mtDNA COI; zoanthids