Rapid differentiation between Octopus vulgaris Cuvier (1797) and Octopus mimus Gould (1852), using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA

Authors
Warnke, K Soller, R Blohm, D Saint-Paul, U
Citation
K. Warnke et al., Rapid differentiation between Octopus vulgaris Cuvier (1797) and Octopus mimus Gould (1852), using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA, J ZOOL SYST, 38(2), 2000, pp. 119-122
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH
ISSN journal
09475745 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
119 - 122
Database
ISI
SICI code
0947-5745(200006)38:2<119:RDBOVC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Seventeen specimens of Octopus vulgaris and Octopus mimus were investigated using randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Clearly differentiable RA PD fingerprints allowed a fast and reliable genotypic discrimination of the se species. Thus, molecular genetic evidence from total DNA complements rec ent results of a comparative analysis of mitochondrial sequence data suppor ting the taxonomic separation of Octopus mimus and Octopus vulgaris.