Reassessment of the Taxonomic Status of Four Pagurus Species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Paguridae) in Korea Using DNA Barcoding

Pagurus is the most diverse hermit crab genus in Korea. In this study, the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S rRNA of 24 individuals from four Korean Pagurus species (i.e., 7 Pagurus brachiomastus, 8 P. proximus, 8 P. simulans, and 1 P. rectidactylus) were sequenced and analyzed. No geneti...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 10 - 14
Main Authors Jung, Jibom, Kim, Won
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul 한국동물분류학회 2020
Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
Subjects
Crabs
Crustaceans
Cytochrome
Cytochrome-c oxidase
Cytochromes
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
Gene sequencing
Pagurus
Physical characteristics
rRNA 16S
Species
Taxonomy
taxonomic status
16S rRNA
East Asia
COI
Paguridae
DNA barcoding
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Summary:Pagurus is the most diverse hermit crab genus in Korea. In this study, the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 16S rRNA of 24 individuals from four Korean Pagurus species (i.e., 7 Pagurus brachiomastus, 8 P. proximus, 8 P. simulans, and 1 P. rectidactylus) were sequenced and analyzed. No genetic difference was found between the COI and 16S rRNA sequences of P. brachiomastus and P. simulans, and the COI sequences of P. rectidactylus and P. quinquelineatus (comparative species from NCBI). Considering the morphological and ecological characteristics together, we assume that P. simulans and P. rectidactylus are subspecies of P. brachiomastus and P. quinquelineatus, respectively. This study should facilitate further research on the taxonomic status of these species.
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI:10.5635/ASED.2020.36.1.038