Isolation and characterization of twelve microsatellite loci for the Japanese Devilray (Mobula japanica)

Abstract

Twelve polymorphic microsatellites loci were characterized for Mobula japanica (Japanese Devilray) using an enrichment protocol. All but two loci were in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium with no evidence of linkage disequilibrium or null-alleles for a sample of 40 individuals from two populations. The number of alleles varied from 5 to 28. Expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.2332 to 0.9589, making these microsatellite loci good candidates for population genetic studies.