Phylogeographical Analysis of Octopus Vulgaris (mollusca, Cephalopoda) in the Mediterranean: Insights from the Coi Mitochondrial Gene
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This work reports a genetic data of Octopus vulgaris, marine species of high commercial value, from nineteen localities of Atlantic, Mediterranean and the Adriatic regions. We used mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene to investigate the genetic structure of common octopus. Our results indicated a significant genetic structuring in the study area (Phi = 0.136, P <0.001) and highlighted a significant break between Western and Eastern Mediterranean basins. Moreover, our results indicate that O. vulgaris in the study area consists of four genetic stocks with an overall significant analogous F (Phi = 0.167, P< 0.001) value.
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