The mitochondrial 16 s rRNA reveals high anthropogenic influence on land snail diversity in a preliminary island survey

Abu-Bakar, Siti Balkhis; Razali, Norhanis M.; Naggs, Fred; Wade, Christopher; Mohd-Nor, Siti Azizah; Aileen-Tan, Shau Hwai

Abstract

A total of 30 specimens belonging to five species, namely; Cryptozona siamensis, Sarika resplendens and Sarika sp. from the family Ariophantidae as well as Quantula striata and Quantula sp. from the family Dyakiidae were collected from the Langkawi Island in Northern Peninsular Malaysia. All specimens were identified through comparisons of shell morphology and amplification of a 500 bp segment of the 16S rRNA mtDNA gene. To assess phylogenetic insights, the sequences were aligned using ClustalW and phylogenetic trees were constructed. The analyses showed two major lineages in both Maximum Parsimony and Neighbour Joining phylogenetic trees. Each putative taxonomic group formed a monophyletic cluster. Our study revealed low species and intraspecies genetic diversities based on the 16S rRNA gene sequences. Thus, this study has provided an insight of land snail diversity in populations of an island highly influenced by anthropogenic activities through complementary use of shell morphological and molecular data. © 2014 Springer Science+Business Media.

Citation

Abu-Bakar, S. B., Razali, N. M., Naggs, F., Wade, C., Mohd-Nor, S. A., & Aileen-Tan, S. H. (2014). The mitochondrial 16 s rRNA reveals high anthropogenic influence on land snail diversity in a preliminary island survey. Molecular Biology Reports, 41(3), 1799-1805. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-014-3029-5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 3, 2014
• Online Publication Date: Jan 18, 2014
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Aug 9, 2022
• Journal: Molecular Biology Reports
• Print ISSN: 0301-4851
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-4978
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 1799-1805
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11033-014-3029-5
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/3189026
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11033-014-3029-5