Genetic analysis identifies the Ostrea stentina/aupouria/equestris oyster species complex in Hawai'i, and resolves its lineage as the western Pacific O. equestris
Jolene T. Sutton, Jared H.K. Nishimoto, Jeremy Schrader, Keinan Agonias, Nicole Antonio, Brandi Bautista, Riley Cabarloc, Maata Fakasieiki, Noreen Aura Mae Gonong, Torey Ramangmou, Lavin Uehara, Jade Wong, Daniel P. Wilkie, David Littrell, Marni Rem-McGeachy, , Maria C. Haws
The paper uses genetic sequencing to identify oyster species in Hawai'i, finding most unknown samples belong to the Ostrea stentina/aupouria/equestris complex and confirming the presence of O. equestris in the region.
bioRxiv · Mar 22, 2020 · PreprintGenetics