Microsatellite markers isolated from the Mexican banded spring snail Mexipyrgus churinceanus

Lyndon M. Coghill¹, Johel Chaves-Campos¹, Flor E. Espinoza¹, Stacey L. Lance³,
Travis C. Glenn², and Steven G. Johnson¹

¹Department of Biological Sciences, University of New Orleans,
2000 Lakeshore Dr, New Orleans, LA 70148, USA
²Department of Environmental Health Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
³Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC 29802, USA

Abstract: The first twelve novel unlinked polymorphic microsatellite DNA loci were isolated from the Mexican banded spring snail (Mexipyrgus churinceanus). Genetic variability of each locus was assessed using 25 individuals from a single population from Cuatro Ciénegas, Mexico. Mean observed heterozygosity varied from 0.14 to 0.92. The relatively high levels of detected polymorphism indicate that these markers will be useful for future population genetic studies of this Cuatro Ciénegas endemic species.