Molecular phylogeography and population history of <italic style="font-style: italic">Saccostrea</italic> <italic style="font-style: italic">mordax</italic> based on mitochondrial DNA

Zeyu TANG; Cui LI; Guochen ZANG; Zhenqiang LIU; Zongmei CUI; Haiyan WANG

doi:10.1007/s00343-025-5014-3

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Molecular phylogeography and population history of Saccostrea mordax based on mitochondrial DNA

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- Molecular phylogeography and population history of Saccostrea mordax based on mitochondrial DNA
- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology Vol. 44, Issue 1, Pages: 357-371(2026)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Marine Organism Taxonomy & Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266500, China
  2.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  3.School of Marine Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266237, China
- Author bio：
  
  licui@qdio.ac.cn
  haiyanwang@qdio.ac.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s00343-025-5014-3
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- Received：15 January 2025，
  
  Accepted：27 March 2025，
  
  Online First：14 April 2025，
  
  Published：01 January 2026
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TANG Zeyu,LI Cui,ZANG Guochen,et al.Molecular phylogeography and population history of Saccostrea mordax based on mitochondrial DNA[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2026,44(01):357-371.
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TANG Zeyu,LI Cui,ZANG Guochen,et al.Molecular phylogeography and population history of Saccostrea mordax based on mitochondrial DNA[J].Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2026,44(01):357-371. DOI： 10.1007/s00343-025-5014-3.

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The

Saccostrea

mordax

Gould

1850 is a typical intertidal species

whose genetic differentiation is influenced by various factors

including geological and climatic changes. To explore the genetic structure and historical population characteristics of

Saccostrea

mordax

we sequenced the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene from 58 specimens sampled from four locations in the western Pacific. Additionally

103 individuals from the Persian Gulf and western Pacific (from databases) were included for phylogenetic analysis. The Bayesian Inference tree showed that all specimens were divided into two clades

i.e.

the Persian Gulf population and the western Pacific population. Spatial molecular variance analysis indicated significant genetic differentiation between the two populations

and isolation by distance analysis revealed a positive correlation between genetic differentiation and geographic distance. Neutrality tests and Bayesian Skyline Plot suggested that both populations underwent expansions during the late Pleistocene. This study revealed the population history of

Saccostrea

mordax

and described a new lineage

Saccostrea

mordax

lineage D

providing a foundation for understanding oyster biodiversity formation and genetic resource conservation.

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Molecular phylogeography and population history of Saccostrea mordax based on mitochondrial DNA

DOI：10.1007/s00343-025-5014-3

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