A combined morphological and molecular approach in identifying barnacle cyprids from the Matang Mangrove Forest reserve in Malaysia: essentials for larval ecology studies

Chong, Ving Ching and Wong, J.Y. and Chen, H.N. and Chan, B.K.K. and Tan, I.K.P. (2014) A combined morphological and molecular approach in identifying barnacle cyprids from the Matang Mangrove Forest reserve in Malaysia: essentials for larval ecology studies. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 62. pp. 317-329. ISSN 0217-2445,

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Abstract

Identifi cation of larval mesoplankton is essential to the study of the supply-side ecology of marine benthic or sessile organisms, such as barnacles. Combined morphological and molecular identifi cations of wild-caught barnacle cyprids from Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve(MMFR), Malaysia were studied based on mitochondrial 12S-rRNA gene sequences of the unidentifi ed larvae and identifi ed adults. Six species of barnacle adults and cyprids had matched DNA sequences. These included Fistulobalanus pattellaris, Fistulobalanus sp., Amphibalanus reticulatus, Amphibalanus variegatus, Amphibalanus amphitrite, and Euraphia withersi. Morphological characters of the identified cyprids were described, and used to develop a morphology-based classifi cation tree. Carapace sculpturing pattern on the cyprids was the most important morphological discriminator. Preliminary analysis of the diversity of barnacle cyprids in MMFR showed that the dominant species could be morphologically classifi ed with high accuracy.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Additional Information: ISSN 2345-7600 (electronic)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Larval ecology; barnacle cyprids; classifi cation; DNA barcoding; mangrove.
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms. Suhaila Syakila Alby
Date Deposited: 29 Oct 2014 00:38
Last Modified: 22 Oct 2019 06:08
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/10216

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