基于AFLP的海萝野生群体遗传多样性分析

应用AFLP分子标记技术对广东深圳、汕头和山东长岛的海萝(Gloiopeltis furcata)群体进行遗传多样性分析。应用筛选出的10对多态性丰富的AFLP引物,对这3个地理群体的90个个体进行扩增,共得到427个位点,多态性位点数为392(91.75%),各引物扩增位点数为30~59。长岛群体扩增位点最多,多态性也最高。群体内的等位基因数(Na)、有效等位基因数(Ne)、遗传多样性指数(H)和Shannon信息指数(I)变化趋势一致,均由高到低依次为长岛群体、汕头群体、深圳群体,表明长岛群体遗传多样性最高。3个海萝群体遗传变异主要来自群体间。群体间的基因流为0.368 9,群体分化系数(Gst)为0.575 4,表明群体间有高度分化。深圳群体和汕头群体的遗传距离最小(0.110 2),与长岛群体的遗传距离最大(0.357 7)。UPGMA聚类分析显示广东深圳和汕头群体聚为一支,山东长岛群体为另一支,表明群体间的遗传差异与地理距离有关。本研究结果为海萝资源的保护与利用提供了基础数据。     

合浦珠母贝3个家系的AFLP标记分离与遗传多样性研究

对AFLP标记在合浦珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)印度家系(印度贝♀×印度贝♂,PII)、杂交家系(三亚贝♀×印度贝♂,PSI)和三亚家系(三亚贝♀×三亚贝♂,PSS)的遗传分离及3个家系的遗传多样性进行了分析。3对引物共产生57个位点,分离位点比例为57.4%~87.7%,符合孟德尔规律的分离位点为70.0%~71.0%;1:1分离位点占总分离位点的24.0%~45.2%,其中杂交家系的比例最高。3个家系的多态位点比例为93.0%~100.0%,总基因多样性为0.460。家系内的基因多样性为PII0.434,PSI0.331,PSS0.366,平均为0.377±0.030。家系间的遗传分化显著(GST=0.180)。遗传距离分析表明,PSI与PSS之间的遗传距离最大(0.157),PII与PSS之间的遗传距离最小(0.121)。UPGMA系统树表明,PII和PSS的亲缘关系较近,而PSI与这2个家系较远。上述结果表明,第一代家系的遗传多样性仍很高,但家系之间的遗传分化较大。该研究结果对育种过程中遗传资源管理具有一定指导作用。     

我国引进条斑星鲽群体遗传多样性的AFLP分析

应用AFLP技术对我国条斑星鲽引进群体(烟台、大连和莱州)共63尾个体的遗传多样性及遗传变异进行分析,计算了3个群体间的遗传相似性指数和遗传距离,并构建了UPGMA系统发生树.10个引物组合在3个群体中共扩增到827个位点,大小位于50～700bp.每个引物组合扩增到的多态性条带在8到37条之间不等,平均为17.9个.3个群体的多态性位点比例分别为29.14%、15.60%和20.31%;Shannon多样性指数分别为0.1799、0.0949和0.1231;Nei基因多样性指数分别为0.1225、0.0658和0.0848.3个条斑星鲽引进群体的遗传多样性水平,烟台引进群体最高,莱州引进群体次之,大连引进群体最低,但总体水平均较低.烟台引进群体与大连引进群体间的遗传距离最大为0.0230,莱州引进群体与大连引进群体间的遗传距离最小为0.0129.3个引进群体间的遗传分化系数(Gst)为0.219,表明3个引进群体之间发生了一定程度的分化.     

05下游黑龙江茴鱼种群遗传变异及地理分化的微卫星分析

下游黑龙江茴鱼(Thymallus tugarinae)为黑龙江水系中国境内茴鱼属(Thymallus)新纪录种,也是黑龙江水系特有的珍稀濒危冷水性鱼类.本研究利用7对微卫星引物,对乌苏里江(WS)、黑龙江上游的呼玛河(HM)和额木尔河(EM)3个下游黑龙江茴鱼地理种群的遗传多样性进行了比较研究,以探讨其种群遗传结构及地理分化水平,并为制定保护管理策略提供遗传学依据.结果显示,WS、HM和EM种群的平均等位基因数(Na)分别为18.1、14.4,和11.7,平均杂合度(H)分别为0.816 5、0.807 2和0.818 4,多态信息含量(PIC)分别为0.891 3、0.805 3和0.757 7,种群中的特有等位基因数分别为33、16和7.遗传多样性水平以WS最高,HM次之,EM最低,在地理上呈现出由黑龙江下游至上游逐渐下降的趋势.3个种群间等位基因及基因型分布不均衡(P＜0.01),WS与HM、EM的遗传距离(Ds)分别为0.609 3、0.635 7,遗传分化系数(Fst)分别为0.068 0和0.0827,HM与EM亲缘关系最近,Ds和Fst分别为0.221 2和0.035 6,3个种群间的遗传距离及分化程度与地理距离呈正相关.AMOVA分子方差分析显示,6.35%的遗传变异来自于种群间,93.65%的变异来自于群体内个体之间.研究表明,黑龙江水系下游黑龙江茴鱼种群具有很高的遗传多样性水平,3个地理种群间产生了一定的遗传分化,推测其独特的生活史特性及地理距离是导致种群间产生遗传分化的主要原因.综合以上研究,建议将乌苏里江种群和黑龙江上游种群(呼玛河、额木尔河)作为下游黑龙江茴鱼的2个独特进化单元,并制订相应的保护管理策略.     

6个野生鼠尾藻种群遗传多样性的AFLP分析

运用AFLP分子标记技术对大连庄河石城岛(SCD)、瓦房店将军石(JJS)、长海县大长山(DCS)、旅顺董砣子(DTZ)和旅顺盐场(YC)5个野生鼠尾藻(Sargassum thunbergii)种群与山东蓬莱(PL)1个野生群体的共60个个体进行遗传多样性分析。采用10对引物组合共扩增出条带530条,其中多态性带417条,平均多态性检出比例为78.68%。AMOVA分析显示,大部分的遗传变异(76.58%)存在于种群内,少部分(23.42%)存在于种群之间。遗传分化系数(Gst)为0.2418,与遗传固定化系数(Fst)的值(0.2342)接近,表明鼠尾藻种群内部具有较高的遗传分化,同时种群间的基因流Nm=0.8175,表明基因流动较低。UPGMA聚类分析表明,大连5个野生鼠尾藻种群与山东蓬莱鼠尾藻种群遗传距离较远,明显聚为2支;大连种群中将军石和大长山2个种群聚为1支,遗传相似系数为0.7698,再与董砣子种群聚类到一起;盐场种群单独聚为1支,且与其他种群的遗传相似系数均在0.5830以下。分析结果表明,各鼠尾藻种群内部存在着较高的遗传多样性,而种群间的遗传多样性水平较低,其遗传距离的远近不仅与地理隔离因素有关,高盐等外界环境胁迫也可能起到了一定的作用。鼠尾藻的生殖方式、种群间基因流动的大小以及生长环境的差别可能是其种群分化的主要原因。     

光棘球海胆3个地理亚群的遗传多样性AFLP分析

应用AFLP技术对光棘球海胆的大连长海县群体、大连旅顺群体及日本青森县群体进行遗传多样性分析。试验结果表明,4对引物组合扩增得到231个扩增位点,其中168个多态位点,多态位点总比例为72.73%;3个群体的遗传多样性指数分别为0.3020±0.1925、0.2995±0.1977和0.2945±0.1935;Shannon多样性指数分别为0.4390±0.2767、0.4344±0.2820和0.4298±0.2766;群体内遗传变异系数为0.2987±0.0366,群体间遗传分化系数为0.0230,说明群体内的遗传多样性比较丰富。3个群体之间的遗传距离无显著差异,遗传相似度基本一致,用UPGMA方法对3个群体的143个个体的聚类分析显示,3个群体的个体交互混杂在一起,3个群体间没有因为地理隔离而产生明显的遗传分化。     

基于CO I和Cyt b序列的丹江口水库鲢群体遗传结构特征分析

有效的人工增殖放流应监控放流群体和野生群体的遗传结构特征,以避免放流群体对天然群体遗传多样性的负面影响。本研究利用线粒体CO I和Cyt b基因分析了丹江口鲢库区、鲢亲本和鲢子代3 个群体的遗传结构特征。分析结果显示,104 条646 bp线粒体CO I序列中共检测到多态位点15 个,简约信息位点5 个,单一变异位点10 个,定义了7 个单倍型,单倍型多样性为0.544~0.676,核苷酸多样性为0.00221~0.00254;103 条1058 bp线粒体Cyt b序列中共检测到多态位点19 个,简约信息位点13 个,单一变异位点6 个,定义了14 个单倍型,单倍型多样性为0.609~0.714,核苷酸多样性为0.00262~0.00424,总体上处于较高单倍型多样性和较低核苷酸多样性。CO I和Cyt b序列遗传距离、遗传分化指数以及基因流分析结果显示,群体间遗传距离为0.002（CO I）、0.003~0.004（Cyt b）,总的遗传分化指数为-0.00468（P>0.05）（CO I）、0.03180（P>0.05）（Cyt b）,差异均不显著,群体间基因流为14.69～41.47（CO I）、5.49～40.47（Cyt b）,分子方差分析（AMOVA）结果表明群体的遗传变异主要来自群体内。单倍型聚类关系树表明,3 个鲢群体间均存在共享单倍型,不同地理群体间单倍型散乱分布于各支,未形成地理群体的聚集。以上分析结果显示,3 个鲢群体间不存在明显的遗传分化,表明增殖放流鲢群体与丹江口库区野生群体的遗传多样性和遗传结构相近,可开展增殖放流。本研究结果可为丹江口鱼类增殖站鲢群体的增殖放流提供科学依据。     

微卫星技术对黄、渤海海域7个不同地理群体中国对虾的遗传结构和遗传分化研究

采用微卫星DNA技术对黄、渤海海域7个不同地理群体的中国对虾进行了遗传结构和遗传分化研究.7个地理群体分别来自辽东湾(LD)、渤海湾(BH)、海州湾 (HZ)、乳山湾 (RS)、海洋岛 (HYD)、朝鲜半岛西海岸(KW)以及朝鲜半岛南海岸(KS).7对多态性良好的微卫星引物共检测到109个等位基因,群体平均期望杂合度(He)范围为0.810～0.864.49个群体位点中,只有15个符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡.UPGMA聚类分析显示,各地理群体亲缘关系与地理位置关系密切.根据各地理群体间遗传距离及AMOVA遗传分化检验结果,可将中国对虾分为3个独立种群,分别为中国沿岸黄、渤海群体、朝鲜半岛西海岸群体及朝鲜半岛南海群体;其中中国沿岸黄、渤海群体内部也发生了一定程度的遗传分化,但是否达到种群水平还有待于进一步验证.     

３种虹鳟养殖群体的遗传结构及遗传多样性分析

从40个随机引物中筛选出20个,采用随机扩增多态DNA(RAPD)技术,对甘肃金鳟、道氏虹鳟和美国金鳟3个群体进行了遗传结构和遗传多样性分析.结果表明,甘肃金鳟、道氏虹鳟、美国金鳟群体多态位点百分比分别为82.79%、73.33 %、77.87%;平均等位基因数分别为1.8239、1.7429、1.7887,有效等位基因数分别为1 4823、1 4281、1.4527;基因多样度分别为0.2820、0.2528 、0.2675,Shannon遗传多样性指数分别为0.4219、0 3801、0 4022;以上参数表明,3个群体的遗传多样性均处于偏高的水平,且以甘肃金鳟的遗传多样性最为丰富.甘肃金鳟与美国金鳟之间的遗传距离最大,道氏虹鳟与美国金鳟之间的遗传距离最小.遗传分化指数表明,种内群体间的遗传分化程度很低,而群体内个体间的分化程度很高,变异主要来源于群体内个体间.综合分析认为,甘肃金鳟遗传多样性偏高,有进一步选育的遗传潜力;同时,群体内遗传分化程度较大,说明品种的纯度可能较低,经济性状不够稳定,需进一步选育.     

应用AFLP技术分析多鳞四指马鲅不同地理群体的遗传多样性

为研究多鳞四指马鲅(Eleutheronema rhadinum)不同地理群体的遗传多样性,应用AFLP技术分析了江苏东南部近海海域(QD)、广东湛江近海海域(ZJ)、上海崇明长江口附近水域(CM)和海南琼海近海海域(QH)4个地理群体的遗传特征和群体分化。120 ind个体样品、8对引物组合共扩增246条带,多态性条带为128条,多态性比例为53.4%。群体ZJ扩增位点最多,多态性比例也最高,群体内的Nei’s基因多样性指数和Shannon’s信息指数变化趋势一致,均为CM相似文献   

Common pearl oysters in China, Japan, and Australia are conspecific: evidence from ITS sequences and AFLP

ABSTRACT:   To elucidate the species status of Pinctada fucata in China, P. fucata martensii in Japan and P. imbricata in Australia, one population of each taxon was studied using internal transcribed spacer 1 and 2 (ITS1, and ITS2) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) markers. ITS1 and ITS2 were 401–405 and 229–237 bp long, respectively. Twenty-nine ITS1 and 15 ITS2 unique genotypes were obtained from 44 and 34 individuals, respectively, with some genotypes shared by two or three populations. In AFLP analysis, each individual exhibited a distinct phenotype. No population had diagnostic markers. Mean genetic divergences within and among the three populations were very low and overlapped (between-population: 0.7–0.9% for ITS1, 0.9–1.3% for ITS2, and 53.3–55.6% for AFLP; within-population: 0.5–0.9% for ITS1, 0.8–1.2% for ITS2, and 50.4–53.6% for AFLP). Low levels of genetic differentiation were observed among the three populations while the Australian population is partially genetically isolated. Under an infinite allele model, genetic differentiation among populations was not significant based on a permutation test. Under an infinite site model, most F _ST values were not significant for ITS data although they were significant for AFLP data. Network analysis using ITS data indicated that individuals from the same population did not cluster together. Analysis of molecular variance ( amova ) demonstrated that > 94% variation was contributed by within-population variation. These findings suggest that the three taxa are conspecific and Pinctada fucata is the correct name.     

Species identification of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinctada imbricata</Emphasis> using intergenic spacer of nuclear ribosomal RNA genes and mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene regions

ABSTRACT:   For pearl production, pearl oyster seeds from foreign pearl oysters as well as hybrids between native and such foreign pearl oysters are produced in Japanese hatcheries. However, it is very difficult to identify these pearl oysters and hybrids based on morphological measurements. Thus, a molecular identification method for distinguishing Atlantic pearl oysters Pinctada imbricata from the Indian-Pacific pearl oyster group including P. martensii and P. fucata , was developed. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products of the partial intergenic spacer (IGS) of nuclear ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes exhibited length polymorphism between P. imbricata (590 bp) and the other two species (427 bp). The restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the PCR products (PCR-RFLP) cleaved with Mse  I observed in the IGS of nuclear rRNA genes also gave different profiles between P. imbricata and the other two species. The difference in PCR-RFLP using Alu  I was also detected in the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene regions between P. imbricata and the other two species. Thus, the method developed enables the distinction of P. imbricata from P. martensii and P. fucata .     

Realized heritability and response to selection for shell height in the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata (Gould)

The common pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata (Gould), is the most important species that is cultured for production of marine pearls in China. Heavy mortality and the decline of pearl quality have resulted in a breeding programme being established in recent years. In this study, we conducted selective breeding for the second generation of pearl oyster P. fucata (JCS-2) by mass selection for shell height (SH) with a selection intensity of 1.614, and analysed the growth of the selected line (JCS-2) and the non-selected control line (JCC) during a 1-year grow-out period. The results show that the selected line grew faster than the control one in the SH and total weight (TW) ( P <0.05), and there were higher proportion of larger sized oysters. Coefficient of variation for SH of JCS-2 was smaller than that of JCC. The current genetic gains and realized heritability for JCS-2 averaged 16.03 ± 4.79% and 0.713 ± 0.208 at 3–15 months of age respectively. The findings indicated the selection response to faster growth for SH is markedly effective in the second generation, and there was a high correlated response of TW when selecting for SH.     

合浦珠母贝热休克蛋白hsp70基因的克隆与表达分析

采用同源克隆和RT-PCR技术对合浦珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)热休克蛋白hsp70基因进行了克隆和表达分析。获得cDNA全长序列2 365 bp,其中3’非编码区域(UTR)为318 bp,5’UTR为88 bp,开放阅读框(ORF)为1 959 bp,编码652个氨基酸,分子量约为71.39 kD,理论等电点为5.22,并含有3个HSP70家族的签名序列IDLGTTYS、DLGGGTFD和EEVD。同源性分析表明,合浦珠母贝HSP70的氨基酸序列与太平洋牡蛎(Crassostrea gigas)等双壳贝类的相似性高达86%以上,基于氨基酸序列的聚类分析表明,合浦珠母贝与牡蛎属种类亲缘关系最近。高温、高盐刺激后,半定量RT-PCR检测发现hsp70基因的表达明显增加,高温刺激的表达量高于高盐刺激,高温刺激组不同组织的表达量由大到小依次为鳃、消化腺、外套膜、肌肉、性腺,高盐刺激组不同组织的表达量由大到小依次为鳃、外套膜、肌肉、消化腺、性腺,表明HSP70参与了机体对刺激的应答过程。该基因的克隆为进一步深入研究合浦珠母贝的抗逆机理及其遗传改良奠定了重要基础。     

马氏珠母贝C1qDC基因家族成员的鉴定及表达分析

含 C1q 结构域蛋白(C1q domain containing, C1qDC)是经典补体途径的起始分子, 能够识别免疫复合物, 启动补体系统经典途径。本研究基于马氏珠母贝(Pinctada fucata)全基因组测序数据, 结合生物信息学方法对 C1qDC 基因进行了鉴定, 同时对其系统进化关系、序列结构、基序组成、染色体定位和基因家族成员的表达水平进行了分析。结果显示, 从马氏珠母贝全基因组数据中共鉴定出 285 个 C1qDC 基因; 根据系统进化关系聚集为 5 个亚类, 不均匀分布在 14 条染色体上; 所有 C1qDC 序列均含有保守基序 1。比较转录组数据分析显示, 在溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)攻毒 4 h 后, 马氏珠母贝 C1qDC 基因家族中有 56 个基因在血细胞中的表达水平发生了显著变化。其中, 上调表达基因 32 个, 下调表达基因 24 个。实时荧光定量 PCR 检测结果表明, 随机挑选的 8 个 C1qDC 基因的表达模式与转录组数据一致。本研究结果为进一步解析马氏珠母贝 C1qDC 基因的进化模式及其在贝类免疫应答中的调控作用提供了理论基础。     

珠母贝属6个种的ITS 2分子标记研究

对珠母贝属的大珠母贝、珠母贝、白珠母贝、黑珠母贝、长耳珠母贝、黑珠母贝和合浦珠母贝6个种的内部转录间隔区2(ITS2)序列及其两侧的5.8S和28S的部分序列进行了比较分析。其中黑珠母贝的序列来自GenBank。PCR扩增片段大小为600bp左右,测序结果表明,ITS2长211～254bp,两端的5.8S和28S分别长84bp和272bp(均含引物)。序列比对分析结果表明,5.8S和28S序列高度保守,不适合于种类鉴定,而ITS2序列高度变异,270个比对位点中有146个位点发生突变,其中72个位点发生插入/缺失突变。除白珠母贝和黑珠母贝之间的遗传距离较小外,其余种类之间的遗传距离远远大于种内遗传距离。基因型分析表明,每个种具有各自特有的基因型。基因型和序列变异分析表明ITS2序列可作为珍珠贝种类鉴定的分子标记。可用于种间、杂交育种、幼体和珍珠贝肉等材料的种类鉴定与遗传分析。     

Genetic variation of hatchery and wild stocks of the pearl oyster <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinctada fucata martensii</Emphasis> (Dunker, 1872), assessed by mitochondrial DNA analysis

In order to provide baseline information for the genetic resources, genetic variation in wild and cultured Pinctada fucata martensii from southern Korea and Japan was studied using nucleotide sequence analysis of 379 base pairs (bp) in the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene (COI). The study included three hatchery stocks from Korea (Tongyeong) and Japan (Mie and Tsushima) and one wild stock from Korea (Geoje). A total of 3 haplotypes were identified in hatchery stocks of 78 individuals, of which 63 individuals shared 1 haplotype. Overall, nucleotide diversity (π) was low, ranging from 0.000 to 0.002, and haplotype diversity (h) ranged from 0.000 to 0.541. Considerably low haplotype and nucleotide diversities in hatchery stock indicated that low effective population size and consecutive selective breeding of P. fucata martensii could be responsible for the reduction in genetic variation. The wild stock exhibited low haplotype diversity (0.507 ± 0.039) with two shared haplotypes. The results of the present study with first record of wild pearl oyster in Korea support the possibility that the transplanted pearl oyster for overwintering experiments could have survived in winter. In order to enhance and/or maintain genetic diversity in the hatchery stock, further research should be directed toward genetic monitoring and evaluation of the hatchery and wild pearl oysters.     

Evaluation of genetic characteristics of wild and cultured populations of the Japanese pearl oyster <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinctada fucata martensii</Emphasis> by using AFLP markers

Genetic characteristics of four wild (Mie, Fukui, Shimane and Nagasaki) and five cultured populations (selectively bred for 12 years with an origin of Ehime population) of the Japanese pearl oyster, Pinctada fucata martensii, were evaluated by using AFLP markers. Six primer pairs generated 1019 loci in total, among which 45.2–55.1 % was polymorphic among populations. Although there was no significant difference in gene diversity between wild (0.170–0.174) and cultured (0.158–0.173) populations, genetic relatedness in cultured populations (0.316–0.450) was about three times higher than that in wild populations (0.110–0.165). In addition, genetic differentiation was about twenty times larger in cultured populations (Nei’s distance: 0.0111) than in wild populations (Nei’s distance: 0.0005). These results mean that selective breeding can cause marked inbreeding as well as large genetic differentiation among cultured populations in a short period. On the other hand, it was suggested that genetic homogenization in the wild, probably due to a large-scale transport of cultured oysters, had progressed in the sea around Japan. In conclusion, it is necessary to prevent inbreeding by the reconsideration of the style of selective breeding in cultured populations, while the escape of gametes or spats of cultured strains in the wild should be avoided for the preservation of genetic characteristics in native populations of P. f. martensii.     

马氏珠母贝转录组数据的重新组装

对本实验室和其他学者已经发表的马氏珠母贝外套膜和珍珠囊的454焦磷酸测序转录组数据以及NCBI中的EST数据进行了重组装、同源序列比对和GO注释分析。重组装获得了30266个contig,平均长度522 bp,其中最长的contig为4144 bp;NR数据库BLAST分析获取了2310个相似性contig(E≤10?5),其中1902个在模式动物(人、小鼠、海胆、线虫、斑马鱼、果蝇或者太平洋牡蛎和珠母贝)中可以查找到同源序列。基因注释(GO)结果表明,注释到生物学过程的3846个contig可分为23个亚类,其中代谢过程蛋白、细胞过程蛋白和生物学调控蛋白为contig数量最多的3个亚类;注释到分子功能的4601个contig共分为11个亚类,其中结合蛋白的contig数量最多,其次是具有催化活性的蛋白和结构分子活性蛋白;注释到细胞成分的2992个contig分为17个亚类,其中细胞和细胞组成部分的contig数量最多,其次分别是细胞器和大分子复合体contig数量。本研究结果有助于开展外套膜和珍珠囊特异性表达基因的大规模筛选。     

Growth of wild pearl oysters <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinctada fucata,Pinctada margaritifera</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pinctada sugillata</Emphasis> (Bivalvia: Pteriidae) in Taiwan

In order to understand growth features of pearl oysters in the genus Pinctada, i.e. Pinctada fucata, Pinctada margaritifera, and Pinctada sugillata in Taiwan, a total of 3062 wild individuals of these species from juvenile to adult were collected monthyly from March 2001 to April 2002 in Jukeng, Pingtung County, south-west Taiwan. Quantitative measurements of live oysters were conducted for shell height (SH), shell length (SL), shell width (SW), hinge length (HL), and wet weight (WW). Different cohorts were identified through multiple length frequency analysis on SH of P. fucata and P. margaritifera, and growth curves with seasonal variation were estimated for these species. Pinctada fucata in Taiwan had a different seasonal growth pattern from the Japanese population, but had similar growth rates during the high growth period. The growth rate of P. margaritifera in Taiwan was slower than in French Polynesia, the Solomon Islands, and the Red Sea. Comparisons of morphological growth features among the three species show large differences in the SW-related features. Pinctada fucata in Taiwan had larger SW than in Japan and Korea. The differences in growth rates and morphological features suggested that the wild Taiwanese oysters may retain genetically pristine characteristics, thus genetic conservation might be urgently needed.