Phylogeny of holothuria leucospilota (echinodermata: holothuroidea) as inferred from cytochrome c oxidase i mtDNA gene sequences

Idris, Mohd Yaman and Ahmad, Hajar Fauzan and Hashim, Ridzwan and Usup, Gires and Mohamed Rehan, Aisyah and Kamarudin, Kamarul Rahim (2011) Phylogeny of holothuria leucospilota (echinodermata: holothuroidea) as inferred from cytochrome c oxidase i mtDNA gene sequences. Borneo J. Resour. Sci. Tech., 1. pp. 52-54.

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Abstract

This study aimed to generate the genetic profile of Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) leucospilota (Brandt 1835) from Intan Besar Island, Langkawi, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia and then to determine the phylogenetic relationship between H. leucospilota and other members of genus Holothuria available in the GenBank using partial sequences of cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) gene. In this study, tree topologies of neighbour joining, maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood show that H. leucospilota has its own monophyletic clade clearly distinct from the other species and it is genetically closer to Holothuria (Acanthotrapeza) coluber Semper 1868.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Molecular systematics; Holothuria leucospilota; partial sequences of cytochrome c oxidase I gene; phylogeny tree.
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
Depositing User: Mr. Abdul Rahim Mat Radzuan
Date Deposited: 08 Nov 2022 01:37
Last Modified: 08 Nov 2022 01:37
URI: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/7984

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