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Development and characterization of fungal specific microsatellite markers in the lichen Lobarina scrobiculata (Lobariaceae, Ascomycota)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2015

Maria Prieto ,
Lidia Romera ,
Sonia Merinero ,
Gregorio Aragón  and
Isabel Martínez
Maria Prieto
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología y Geología, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. Email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
Lidia Romera
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología y Geología, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. Email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
Sonia Merinero
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología y Geología, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. Email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
Gregorio Aragón
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología y Geología, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. Email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
Isabel Martínez
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biología y Geología, Área de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Móstoles, Madrid, Spain. Email: maria.prieto@urjc.es
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Abstract

Lobarina scrobiculata (better known as Lobaria scrobiculata) is a widespread lichen, threatened and Red-Listed in various European countries. Microsatellite markers for the mycobiont of L. scrobiculata were developed in order to investigate its genetic diversity in the Iberian Peninsula and Europe and to design effective conservation strategies. A total of 7 polymorphic markers were isolated and characterized. These microsatellites were tested in natural populations found in the Iberian Peninsula. The number of observed alleles ranged from 3 to 8, and the Nei's unbiased gene diversity from 0·26 to 0·59. These microsatellite markers are the first to be developed for L. scrobiculata and they will be useful for population studies and for the assessment of the conservation status of this species.

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conservation statuscyanolichengenetic diversityLobaria scrobiculataSSR
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The Lichenologist , Volume 47 , Issue 3 , May 2015 , pp. 183 - 186
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© British Lichen Society, 2015 

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