Abstract

PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF TWO SPECIES OF SEA HORSE GENUS: HIPPOCAMPUS USING CYTOCHROME B OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA

Dr. Virupakshaiah D.B.M.*

Abstract

Phylogenetic analysis of two species sehorse, genus Hippocampus analysed in the present work using cytochrome b of mitochondrial DNA. The partial sequence which is having 696 were sequenced for two species of genus hippocampus namely Hippocampus kuda and Hippocampus kuda. The phylogenetic relationship of the genuss hippocampus with special emphasize to Indian coastal water and to explore the genetic connectivity. From the phylogenetic tree Hippocampus kuda were found to be closely related to the haplotype IND 338.5 where as Hippocampus kuda population is not unique distribution in nature from the phylogenetic tree it was observed that the mixed population of TH16 and JAP4 haplotype as indicated by their bootstrap values. The phylogenetic analysis revealed that among two species of Hippocampus kuda is unique distribution in Indian water and incase of Hippocampus kuda the population is mixed one.

Keywords: Hippocampus kuda, hippocampus timaculatus, phylogenetic analysis, haplotype.