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Genetic Variations and Expansion of the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus pelagicus) in Southeast Asia

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DOI: 10.3390/jmse10081071

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Portunus pelagicus; historical demography; population structure; population expansion

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  1. National Science and Technology Council [MOST 110-2121-M-366-001]

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Through analyzing the genetic structure and phylogeography of blue swimmer crabs, this study found that they have been influenced by the most recent two glacial periods in Southeast Asia. The results also revealed signs of population expansion and human introduction, providing clues to the dispersal routes of blue swimmer crabs in Southeast Asia.
Blue swimmer crabs (Portunus pelagicus) primarily inhabit the coastal regions of Southeast Asia. This study aimed to examine their population genetic structure, phylogeography, and historical demography by applying partial sequences to the control region in the mitochondrial DNA. The analysis focused on 6 populations comprising 166 individual samples collected from Taiwan (Kezailiao Kaohsiung (KK) and Penghu (PH)), mainland China (Xiamen (XM) and Hong Kong (HK)), Vietnam (Hanoi (VN)), and Singapore (SGP). The estimated nucleotide diversity (pi) for all of the samples was 0.062, with values ranging between 0.018 (PH) and 0.045 (HK). Our study collected 116 haplotypes and classified them into lineages A and B. The XM, HK, VN, and SGP populations made up lineage A, and the PH and KK populations comprised lineage B. For each lineage, the results highlighted indications of demographic expansion. Lineage A can be traced back to the second-to-last interglacial period, while lineage B possibly originated in the last glacial period. There were significant differences in the F-ST values among the six populations, except for the pairs HK-XM and PH-KK. In conclusion, the phylogeography and genetic structure of P. pelagicus in Southeast Asia were potentially affected by the Pleistocene glacial cycles and human introduction. These findings further highlight the possible dispersal routes of P. pelagicus throughout Southeast Asia.

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