title: Genetic diversity and relationship of Mauremys mutica and M. annamensis assessed by DNA barcoding sequences.
abstract: The mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI) has been used as an efficient barcoding tool for species identification of animals. In this study, the barcoding sequences were used to assess the genetic diversity and relationship of Mauremy mutica and M. annamensis. Four currently recognized groups of M. mutica were classified into two groups in this study, with 6% intergroup distances, the S group and the N group, consistent to the calling of "southern turtle" and "northern turtle" in folk of China. The north population and Taiwan population formed the N group, and further, the Taiwan population was differentiated as a monophyly originated from the north population, consistent to the calling of "big green head" for the Taiwan population and "small green head" for the north population. The Vietnam, Hainan population, and M. annamensis formed the S group, and the barcoding sequences could not distinguish them from each other. Based on the molecular data and phenotypes of existing hybrids, hybrid origin of M. annamensis may be another possibility.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Tropical-Subtropical Fishery Resource Application, Cultivation of Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , PR China and.|b College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , PR China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Tropical-Subtropical Fishery Resource Application, Cultivation of Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , PR China and.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Tropical-Subtropical Fishery Resource Application, Cultivation of Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , PR China and.|b College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , PR China.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Tropical-Subtropical Fishery Resource Application, Cultivation of Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , PR China and.
authors.forename: Dandan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Tropical-Subtropical Fishery Resource Application, Cultivation of Ministry of Agriculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences , Guangzhou , PR China and.
authors.forename: Xinping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic / Q000379:methods*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D010802:Phylogeny; D014426:Turtles / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV
keywords: DNA barcoding; Mauremys annamensis; Mauremys mutica; genetic differentiation; genetic diversity