{"title":"DNA barcoding of Philippine freshwater eels of families Anguillidae and Synbranchidae","authors":"","doi":"10.26757/pjsb2021a15011","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The study used morphological and genetic approach for the DNA barcoding analysis of the inter- and intra-species relationships among catadromous Philippine freshwater eels. Past DNA barcoding studies on Philippine anguillid eels came from Northern Luzon. This study aimed to determine the DNA barcodes of the freshwater eels of the Philippines using the cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1) gene of the mitochondrial DNA. Specimens were collected from six sites in the Philippines. Four Anguilla species – Anguilla bicolor pacifica Schmidt, 1928, A. celebesensis Kaup, 1856, A. interioris Whitney, 1938 and A. marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 and one Monopterus species– Monopterus javanensis Lacepéde, 1800 were collected and identified. Morphological features varied from the taxonomic guides for Anguilla celebesensis and A. interioris with their body color and fin length. Genetic divergence estimates using Kimura 2-parameter substitution model showed an intraspecific variation of 0–0.4% and interspecific variation of 4.1– 27.6%. The ML tree generated was similar to the previous studies and indicated the monophyly of the Indo–Pacific freshwater anguillid eel lineage. This study also reports the first genetic record of M. javanensis sampled from Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.","PeriodicalId":37378,"journal":{"name":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-05-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.26757/pjsb2021a15011","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Environmental Science","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The study used morphological and genetic approach for the DNA barcoding analysis of the inter- and intra-species relationships among catadromous Philippine freshwater eels. Past DNA barcoding studies on Philippine anguillid eels came from Northern Luzon. This study aimed to determine the DNA barcodes of the freshwater eels of the Philippines using the cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1) gene of the mitochondrial DNA. Specimens were collected from six sites in the Philippines. Four Anguilla species – Anguilla bicolor pacifica Schmidt, 1928, A. celebesensis Kaup, 1856, A. interioris Whitney, 1938 and A. marmorata Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 and one Monopterus species– Monopterus javanensis Lacepéde, 1800 were collected and identified. Morphological features varied from the taxonomic guides for Anguilla celebesensis and A. interioris with their body color and fin length. Genetic divergence estimates using Kimura 2-parameter substitution model showed an intraspecific variation of 0–0.4% and interspecific variation of 4.1– 27.6%. The ML tree generated was similar to the previous studies and indicated the monophyly of the Indo–Pacific freshwater anguillid eel lineage. This study also reports the first genetic record of M. javanensis sampled from Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
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The Philippine Journal of Systematic Biology (Print ISSN: 1908-6865; Online ISSN: 2508-0342) is an annual, peer-reviewed journal in English that publishes high quality reports of original research and reviews in the field of Taxonomy & Systematics, Ecology and Conservation Biology. The PJSB is a CHED recognized journal under CHED CMO 50 series of 2017. It is also included in the Clavariate Analysis (formerly a subsidiary of Thomson Reuters) Master Journal List under Zoological Record, BIOSIS Previews and Biological Abstracts.The PJSB is the official publication of the Association of Systematic Biologists of the Philippines (SEC Registration: Association of Philippine Taxonomists, Inc.). The organization financially supports the journal and all its endeavors. The journal aims to build up quality information on animal, plant and microbial diversity in the Philippines. Articles dealing with original research or reviews in Zoological, Botanical or Microbial Systematics, Ecology and Conservation Biology are welcome. Authors are advised to consult a recent issue of PJSB for the current format and style. All manuscripts are reviewed by at least two qualified referees.