ORCID
- Preziosi, Richard: 0000-0003-0468-6655
Abstract
AbstractIn 2013 Colombia made an important step towards the construction and management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) by establishing the first Deep Corals National Park (PNNCP). Inside this MPA, the coral Madracis myriaster (Cnidaria: Pocilloporidae) was found as the main reef builder, offering habitat for many species of fish and invertebrates. In order to improve the study of deep-sea coral habitats, their connectivity and prospective management, nine new genetic markers (microsatellites) were developed for M. myriaster and tested in samples from PNNCP. We present the assessment of these markers, with a specificity for the deep coral, and its prospective use in future analysis for the PNNCP and other areas in the Caribbean and the Atlantic, where M. myriaster is reported. We also include an additional taxonomic analysis performed on samples of M. myriaster using scanning electron microscopy.
DOI
10.1038/s41598-022-14322-7
Publication Date
2022-08-01
Publication Title
Scientific Reports
Volume
12
Issue
1
ISSN
2045-2322
Embargo Period
2022-08-26
Organisational Unit
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Recommended Citation
Ballesteros-Contreras, D. C., Barrios, L., & Preziosi, R. (2022) 'Development of microsatellites markers for the deep coral Madracis myriaster (Pocilloporidae: Anthozoa)', Scientific Reports, 12(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14322-7
