The invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis in South Africa: all that is green is not viridis. Issue 2 (19th August 2016)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- The invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis in South Africa: all that is green is not viridis. Issue 2 (19th August 2016)
- Main Title:
- The invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis in South Africa: all that is green is not viridis
- Authors:
- Micklem, JM
Griffiths, CL
Ntuli, N
Mwale, M - Abstract:
- Abstract : The Asian green mussel Perna viridis is an invasive Indo-Pacific species recently reported from South African harbours. To verify the invasion, a phylogenetic (and morphological) analysis of green-shelled mussels ( n = 39), found in six South African harbours, was conducted using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene (COI). Estimates of genetic distances using the neighbour-joining analysis identified P. viridis only from Durban Harbour. All other green mussels were more than 3.2% divergent from P. viridis and were identified as green-shelled variants of indigenous P. perna . The only reliable morphological differences distinguishing the two species were the poorly developed mantle papillae and the wavy pallial line in P. viridis . The confirmed occurrence of P. viridis in a South African harbour suggests that there is a possible threat of the species becoming established and then spreading onto the open coast and competing with indigenous P. perna .
- Is Part Of:
- African journal of marine science. Volume 38:Issue 2(2016)
- Journal:
- African journal of marine science
- Issue:
- Volume 38:Issue 2(2016)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 38, Issue 2 (2016)
- Year:
- 2016
- Volume:
- 38
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2016-0038-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 207
- Page End:
- 215
- Publication Date:
- 2016-08-19
- Subjects:
- DNA barcoding -- mtDNA COI -- mussel colouration -- Perna perna
Marine biology -- Africa -- Periodicals
Marine biology -- Periodicals
Marine sciences -- Periodicals
578.7709605 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/tams20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.2989/1814232X.2016.1180323 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1814-232X
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