Abstract
The ark shell Scapharca subcrenata is an important fishery resource, but has been suffering from severe population decline due to the deterioration of the coastal environment and over-exploitation. To investigate the genetic variation and structure among populations of S. subcrenata, 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed. The number of alleles per polymorphic locus ranged from 11 to 29 and the observed and expected heterozygosity varied from 0.400 to 0.923 and from 0.705 to 0.965, respectively. These microsatellites will help advance the investigation of the genetic population structure and genetic diversity in this species.
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