Next-generation transcriptome characterization in three Nacella species (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) from South America and Antarctica

Fuenzalida, G; Poulin E.; Gonzalez-Wevar, C; Molina C.; Cárdenas L.

Keywords: south america, antarctica, pyrosequencing, Comparative transcriptome, Patellogastropods

Abstract

The southern tip of South America and Antarctica are particularly interesting due to many genera and also species currently sharing between both areas. The genus Nacella (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) is distributed in different regions of South America and Antarctica living preferentially on rocks and boulders and grazing on algae, diatoms and bacterial films. We described the transcriptomes of three Nacella species, Nacella concinna (Strebel, 1908), inhabiting the Antarctic Peninsula; Nacella magallanica (Gmelin, 1791), from Patagonia and Nacella clypeater (Lesson, 1831), from central Chile. In total, we obtained over 20,000 contigs with an average length of 583 bp. Homologous protein coding genes (PCGs) for mitochondrial genome of the three species were characterized and a database of molecular markers was also generated. This study represents the first publicly available report on pyrosequencing data for patellogastropod species, and provides an important comparative resource for studies in ecophysiology and evolutionary adaptation in marine invertebrate species. (c) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Título según WOS: Next-generation transcriptome characterization in three Nacella species (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) from South America and Antarctica
Título según SCOPUS: Next-generation transcriptome characterization in three Nacella species (Patellogastropoda: Nacellidae) from South America and Antarctica
Título de la Revista: MARINE GENOMICS
Volumen: 18
Número: PB
Editorial: Elsevier
Fecha de publicación: 2014
Página de inicio: 89
Página final: 91
Idioma: English
DOI:

10.1016/j.margen.2014.06.004

Notas: ISI, SCOPUS