Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the marine isopod Sphaeroma terebrans (Crustacea, Isopoda)

Mariella Baratti; Mariateresa Filippelli; Giuseppe Messana; Chiara Papetti; Tomaso Patarnello; Lorenzo Zane

doi:10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02666.x

Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the marine isopod Sphaeroma terebrans (Crustacea, Isopoda)

Mol Ecol Resour. 2009 Jul;9(4):1229-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02666.x. Epub 2009 Mar 27.

Authors

Mariella Baratti¹, Mariateresa Filippelli, Giuseppe Messana, Chiara Papetti, Tomaso Patarnello, Lorenzo Zane

Affiliation

¹ Institute for the Study of Ecosystems, CNR, Via Madonna del Piano 10, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 21564886
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0998.2009.02666.x

Abstract

Nine polymorphic microsatellites were characterized in the marine isopod Sphaeroma terebrans (Isopoda, Sphaeromatidae) for phylogeographic and parentage analyses. The number of alleles ranged from 3 to 10. Observed heterozygosity ranged from 0.428 to 0.950, while expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.532 to 0.889. Heterozygote deficiency was detected for one locus, possibly the result of null alleles.