Highly differentiated populations of the freshwater diatom Sellaphora capitata suggest limited dispersal and opportunities for allopatric speciation

Evans, Katherine M.; Chepurnov, Victor A.; Sluiman, Hans J.; Thomas, Sindu J.; Spears, Bryan M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0876-0405; Mann, David G.. 2009 Highly differentiated populations of the freshwater diatom Sellaphora capitata suggest limited dispersal and opportunities for allopatric speciation. Protist, 160 (3). 386-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2009.02.001

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2009.02.001

Abstract/Summary

The diversities and distributions of diatoms are much more complex than ever 3 imagined. To understand the underlying mechanisms, research must focus on evolutionary 4 processes occurring at a population level and employ sufficiently informative molecular 5 markers. Using ten microsatellites, we investigated the genetic structure of populations of the 6 benthic freshwater Sellaphora capitata (until 2004 a cryptic entity within the S. pupula agg. 7 species complex). This is the first time that microsatellites have been used to investigate the 8 genetic structure of any freshwater or benthic microalga. Using an integrated approach 9 (morphology, DNA barcoding, specificity of the microsatellite primers and mating 10 experiments), we verified the identity of 70 S. capitata isolates obtained from lakes in the 11 UK, Belgium and Australia. FST values were very high (>0.4) and in Bayesian analyses, 12 isolates clustered according to their country of origin with limited evidence of admixture. 13 Considering the apparent absence of desiccation-resistant resting stages in most diatoms, we 14 conclude that such levels of differentiation are likely to be a consequence of limited 15 dispersal. With restricted dispersal, previously unacknowledged opportunities for allopatric 16 speciation exist, which may help to explain the huge extant diversity of diatoms.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2009.02.001
Programmes:	CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Water CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Watt
ISSN:	1434-4610
Additional Keywords:	dispersal, DNA barcoding, freshwater benthic diatom, microbial speciation, 19 microsatellites, Sellaphora capitata
NORA Subject Terms:	Botany Biology and Microbiology Ecology and Environment Earth Sciences
Related URLs:	Author's Homepage
Date made live:	17 Nov 2009 11:18 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/6401

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.protis.2009.02.001

Programmes:

CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Water
CEH Programmes pre-2009 publications > Biodiversity

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

Watt

ISSN:

1434-4610

Additional Keywords:

dispersal, DNA barcoding, freshwater benthic diatom, microbial speciation, 19 microsatellites, Sellaphora capitata