@article{fdi:010065352, title = {{G}eographic structure evidenced in the toxic dinoflagellate {A}lexandrium pacificum {L}itaker ({A}. catenella - group {IV} ({W}hedon & {K}ofoid) {B}alech) along {J}apanese and {C}hinese coastal waters}, author = {{G}enovesi, {B}. and {B}errebi, {P}. and {N}agai, {S}. and {R}eynaud, {N}. and {W}ang, {J}. {H}. and {M}asseret, {E}stelle}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he intra-specific diversity and genetic structure within the {A}lexandrium pacificum {L}itaker ({A}. catenella - {G}roup {IV}) populations along the {T}emperate {A}sian coasts, were studied among individuals isolated from {J}apan to {C}hina. {T}he {UPGMA} dendrogram and {FCA} revealed the existence of 3 clusters. {A}ssignment analysis suggested the occurrence of gene flows between the {J}apanese {P}acific coast (cluster-1) and the {C}hinese {Z}hejiang coast (cluster-2). {H}uman transportations are suspected to explain the lack of genetic difference between several pairs of distant {J}apanese samples, hardly explained by a natural dispersal mechanism. {T}he genetic isolation of the population established in the {S}ea of {J}apan (cluster-3) suggested the existence of a strong ecological and geographical barrier. {A}long the {P}acific coasts, the {S}outh {N}orth current allows limited exchanges between {C}hinese and {J}apanese populations. {T}he relationships between {T}emperate {A}sian and {M}editerranean individuals suggested different scenario of large-scale dispersal mechanisms.}, keywords = {{A}lexandrium pacificum ({A}. catenella - group {IV}) ; {T}oxic dinoflagellate ; {H}armful algal blooms ; {I}nvasive species distribution ; {T}emperate {A}sian coasts ; {M}icrosatellites markers ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {JAPON} ; {CHINE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {P}ollution {B}ulletin}, volume = {98}, numero = {1-2}, pages = {95--105}, ISSN = {0025-326{X}}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.07.009}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065352}, }