Hi Cynthia
a student of mine has already developed a molecular study of Styela
plicata. He used CO1 and all the sequences are deposited in genebank. We
had a small sample size but interesting results...
Please find in attachment the pdf of the recently published paper.
Rosana
Cynthia Riginos wrote:
> My lab group has recently become interested in Styela plicata and
> trying to infer worldwide genetic patterns.
>
> We are looking for ethanol preserved tissue from as many global
> locations as possible - 20 individuals per location would be ideal but
> 5-10 helpful as well. We have good coverage in Australia and samples
> from NC, USA. Western Pacific samples would be especially helpful as
> this may be the native range. (The ascidian tissue bank does not seem
> to have S. plicata).
>
> We would be happy to do a tissue exchange or some other form of barter!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Cynthia
>
>
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> Cynthia Riginos
>
> Lecturer
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> School of Integrative Biology
>
> University of Queensland
>
> St. Lucia, QLD 4072
>
> Australia
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>
> tel: +61 7 3365 2152
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> fax: +61 7 3365 1655
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Dr. Rosana Moreira da Rocha
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Departamento de Zoologia
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Rosana Moreira da Rocha
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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