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.
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