Mitochondrial haplotypes and the New Zealand origin of clonal European Potamopyrgus, an invasive aquatic snail

T Städler; M Frye; M Neiman; C M Lively

doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02603.x

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Mitochondrial haplotypes and the New Zealand origin of clonal European Potamopyrgus, an invasive aquatic snail

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Mitochondrial haplotypes and the New Zealand origin of clonal European Potamopyrgus, an invasive aquatic snail

T Städler, M Frye, M Neiman and C M Lively

Molecular ecology, Vol.14(8), pp.2465-2473

07/2005

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02603.x

PMID: 15969728

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Abstract

The small aquatic snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum is an important invading species in Europe, Australia and North America. European populations are generally believed to derive from accidental introductions from New Zealand, probably dating back to the mid-19th century. We have employed mitochondrial DNA sequences to test the proposed New Zealand origin of European Potamopyrgus, and to learn more about its genealogical history. Using a 481-bp region of the 16S ribosomal RNA gene, we identified 17 distinct haplotypes among 65 snails from New Zealand. In marked contrast, only two haplotypes were found across all European samples, which cover a large geographical area. Importantly, these two haplotypes are shared with snails from the North Island of New Zealand. Due to sampling limitations we cannot rule out a South Island origin for one of the haplotypes, but our results clearly demonstrate the New Zealand origin of European populations. The marked divergence among the two European haplotypes implies the successful colonization by two distinct mitochondrial lineages, which is consistent with previous data based on nuclear markers.

Geography

Demography

Europe

New Zealand

Snails - genetics

Molecular Sequence Data

DNA Primers

Sequence Analysis, DNA

Genetic Variation

Haplotypes - genetics

Animals

Base Sequence

RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics

Population Dynamics

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Title: Subtitle: Mitochondrial haplotypes and the New Zealand origin of clonal European Potamopyrgus, an invasive aquatic snail
Creators: T Städler - Fachbereich Biologie, J.W. Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Siesmayerstrasse 70, 60054 Frankfurt am Main, Germany. staedler@zi.biologie.uni-muenchen.de
M Frye
M Neiman
C M Lively
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Molecular ecology, Vol.14(8), pp.2465-2473
Publisher: England
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02603.x
PMID: 15969728
ISSN: 0962-1083
eISSN: 1365-294X
Language: English
Date published: 07/2005
Academic Unit: Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies; Biology
Record Identifier: 9984001107302771

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