Identification of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Undaria pinnatifida</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Undaria undarioides</Emphasis> Laminariales,Phaeophyceae using mitochondrial 23S ribosomal DNA sequences
Tohoku National Fisheries Research Institute, Shiogama, Miyagi 985-0001, Japan
Abstract:
ABSTRACT: Mitochondrial 23S ribosomal (r) DNA were sequenced from two Undaria species. The 23S rDNA from seven Undaria pinnatifida individuals were 2707 bp in length, whereas the 23S rDNA from four Undaria undarioides individuals were 2708–2709 bp in length. We found 15–20 nucleotide substitutions and 1–2 gaps between U. pinnatifida (the major haplotype) and U. undarioides . Based on the differences in sequences, we carried out PCR/RFLP analyses to distinguish between U. pinnatifida and U. undarioides , which showed different PCR/RFLP patterns upon Hin fI digestion. Sequence differences and PCR/RFLP analyses of mt 23S rDNA are useful for species identification of Undaria species .