Multiple paternity in the common octopus Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797), as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis
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Two microsatellite DNA markers developed for the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris, were used to determine genotypes of four brooding female octopuses and 11 embryos sampled from their respective clutches, in order to confirm the multiple paternity hypothesis within this species. Two well-known reproductive behavioural patterns are apparently conflicting in mating outcome: the often-observed multiple mating and the role of the male’s hectocotylus in removing stored spermatophores left by other males inside the female’s oviducal gland. Genotyping data suggest that at least two males have been successful in fertilizing eggs sampled from each clutch, an evidence of multiple paternity in the common octopus.
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