phylogeny of a pearl wing oyster species; pteria loveni (bivalvia: pteriidae) from subtidalzone of chabahar bay based on co1 gene sequence

bivalves are the second largest class of moluscs that have been abundantly successful in different habitats of marine and fresh water, from the cold circumpolar seas to tropical waters and from shallow shores to abyssal depths. molecular phylogenetic comparative studies can help in tracing the historical evolution of the gene alive and evaluate them. in this research species of pearl wing oyster were collected to document gene sequence from chabahar bay subtidal zone in 2013. the nucleotide sequence of coι determined. species sequence in this study compared with the sequence of 18 species from genbank belonging to the two genera of the family pteriidae. phylogenetic relationships analyzed by maximum liklihood. the result shows monophyly between the two genera and closest species to iranian sampleis pteria loveni that supported with almost moderate bootstrap (71%). this is the first report of pteria loveni species from south coast of iran.