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Characterization of microsatellite markers from the commodity species Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille and the Christmas Island blue crab (Discoplax celeste)

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Abstract

Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, the blue land crab, is overharvested throughout its range, resulting in harvesting regulations in multiple countries/protectorates. A lack of polymorphic markers hampers genetic-based conservation for the species. Here, we present 13 loci, eight of which are polymorphic in the heavily collected populations of C. guanhumi on Andros Island, The Bahamas. Overharvesting of Androsian crabs may have reduced diversity, so both monomorphic and polymorphic loci are presented. Five of the loci were found to be polymorphic in Discoplax celeste, the Christmas Island blue crab.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Steven Bogdanowicz and the Cornell Center for Comparative and Population Genomics for enrichment, next-generation sequencing, and contig alignment and Allyson Clodfelter for help on primer design. This work was partially funded by the State University of New York College at Oneonta Faculty Research and Creative Activity Grant Program.

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  1. Biology Department, State University of New York, College at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, 13820, USA

    Jeffrey S. Heilveil & Tami L. LaPilusa

  2. Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Devonshire, UK

    Lucy M. Turner

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Heilveil, J.S., LaPilusa, T.L. & Turner, L.M. Characterization of microsatellite markers from the commodity species Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille and the Christmas Island blue crab (Discoplax celeste). Conservation Genet Resour 6, 99–101 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-0014-6

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