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Biodivers Conserv (2008) 17:893-910 DOI 10.1007/S10531-008-9335-2 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES and REFERENCES Biodivers Conserv (2008) 17:893-910 DOI 10.1007/s10531-008-9335-2 SUPPLEMENTARY TABLES AND REFERENCES Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example Linda Laikre · Lena C. Larsson · Anna Palmé · Johan Charlier · Melanie Josefsson · Nils Ryman Table S1 Molecular genetic studies of natural Swedish populations (as of August 2006) defined taxonomically in alphabetical order www.zoologi.su.se/research/popgen/monitoring __________________________ Linda Laikre ( ) · Lena C. Larsson · Anna Palmé · Johan Charlier · Nils Ryman Division of Population Genetics, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden e-mail: [email protected] Melanie Josefsson Department of Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, P.O. Box 7050, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden Table S1 Molecular genetic studies of natural Swedish populations (as of August 2006) defined taxonomically in alphabetical order. Note - studies can include several species, the total number of references is 775 No. of Kingdom Phylum/Division Class/Order/Family Scientific name Common name studies Animalia Actinopterygii Anguilliformes Anguilla anguilla European eel 4 Clupeiformes Alosa fallax twaite shad 1 Clupea harengus Atlantic herring 9 Cypriniformes Abramis blicca white bream 1 Leuciscus cephalus chub 1 Esociformes Esox lucius northern pike 2 Gadiformes Gadus morhua Atlantic cod 8 Gasterosteiformes Syngnathus typhle pipefish 1 Osmeriformes Osmerus eperlanus European smelt 1 Perciformes Gymnocephalus cernua ruffe 2 Perca fluviatilis European perch 5 Pomatoschistus minutus sand goby 1 Pleuronectiformes Platichthys flesus European flounder 1 Platichthys stellatus starry flounder 1 Psetta maxima turbot 3 Salmoniformes Coregonus albula vendace 2 Coregonus spp. whitefish spp. 16 Salmo salar Atlantic salmon 58 Salmo trutta brown trout 68 Salvelinus alpinus arctic char 24 Thymallus thymallus grayling 7 Scorpaeniformes Cottus gobio European bullhead 4 Cottus poecilopus Alpine bullhead 2 Myoxocephalus quadricornis fourhorn sculpin 3 uncertain uncertain uncertain 1 various various various 2 Amphibia Anura Hyla arborea European tree frog 3 Rana arvalis moor frog 2 Rana esculenta edible frog 1 Rana lessonae pool frog 5 Rana temporaria common frog 9 Annelida Clitellata Aporrectodea rosea earthworm sp. 1 Aulodrilus pluriseta aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Dendrobaena octaedra earthworm sp. 1 Eiseniella tetraedra aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 2 Limnodrilus spp. aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Laikre et al. 2008 - Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example 1 No. of Kingdom Phylum/Division Class/Order/Family Scientific name Common name studies Nais elinguis aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Octolasion cyaneum earthworm sp. 1 Peloscolex ferox aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Potamothrix spp. aquatic oligochaete worm spp. 1 Psammoryctides barbatus aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Rhyacodrilus coccineus aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Slavina appendiculata aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Stylaria lacustris aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Stylodrilus heringianus aquatic oligochaete worm sp. 1 Tubifex spp. aquatic oligochaete worm spp. 1 Polychaeta Marenzelleria spp. bristle worms 1 Arthropoda Arachnida Allochemes wideri pseudoscorpion sp. 1 Atypus affinis purse-web spider 1 Larca lata pseudoscorpion sp. 1 Branchiopoda Bosmina coregoni water flea sp. 1 Bosmina longispina water flea sp. 1 Bythotrephes cederstroemi spiny water flea 1 Bythotrephes longimanus spiny water flea 1 Daphnia pulex water flea 2 Daphnia sp. water flea 2 Malacostraca Astacus astacus noble crayfish 2 Gammarus lacustris Gammarus shrimp/scud 1 Gammarus spp. Gammarus shrimp/scud 1 Meganyctiphanes norvegica northern krill 1 Mysis relicta fairy shrimp 1 Neomysis integer mysid shrimp 1 Pacifastacus leniusculus signal crayfish 1 Palaemon adspersus prawn sp. 1 Palaemon squillla prawn sp. 1 Maxillopoda Balanus improvisus bay barnacle 2 Aves Anseriformes Anser erythropus lesser white-fronted goose 1 Branta canadensis Canada goose 1 Somateria mollissima common eider 3 Charadriiformes Calidris alpina dunlin 1 Gallinago media great snipe 1 Larus argentatus herring gull 4 Larus canus common gull 1 Larus fuscus lesser black-backed gull 4 Larus marinus greater black-backed gull 2 Laikre et al. 2008 - Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example 2 No. of Kingdom Phylum/Division Class/Order/Family Scientific name Common name studies Limosa limosa black-tailed godwit 1 Scolopax rusticola Eurasian woodcock 1 Tringa totanus common redshank 1 Columbiformes Columba palumbus woodpigeon 1 Falconiformes Falco peregrinus peregrine falcon 1 Haliaeetus albicilla white-tailed eagle 1 Galliformes Lagopus lagopus willow grouse 2 Lagopus mutus ptarmigan 1 Perdix perdix European grey partridge 2 Tetrao tetrix black grouse 2 Passeriformes Acrocephalus arundinaceus great reed warbler 3 Ficedula albicollis collared flycatcher 5 Ficedula hypoleuca pied flycatcher 4 Parus major great tit 1 Parus montanus willow tit 1 Passer montanus tree sparrow 1 Perisoreus infaustus Siberian jay 1 Phylloscopus collybita chiffchaff 3 Phylloscopus trochilus willow warbler 3 Pelecaniformes Phalacrocorax carbo great cormorant 1 Piciformes Dendrocopos leucotos white-backed woodpecker 1 Cnidaria Anthozoa Lophelia pertusa coral sp. 1 Insecta Coleoptera Adoxus obscurus bromius 2 Agabus bipustulatus diving beetle 3 Bolitophagus reticulatus tinder fungus beetle 1 Bromius obscurus western grape rootworm beetle 1 Galerucella sagittariae leaf beetle sp. 1 Haliplus sibiricus crawling water beetle sp. 1 Haliplus wehnckei crawling water beetle sp. 1 Hydroporus glabriusculus diving beetle 1 Ips typographus spruce bark beetle 1 Meligethes aeneus pollen beetle 1 Oplocephala haemorrhoidalis beetle sp. 1 Otiorrhynchus salicis weevil sp. 2 Otiorrhynchus scaber weevil sp. 2 Polydrosus mollis weevil sp. 1 Tomicus piniperda Eurasian pine shoot beetle 1 Collembola Isotoma viridis green springtail 1 Diptera Anopheles spp. Anopheles mosquitoes 1 Laikre et al. 2008 - Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example 3 No. of Kingdom Phylum/Division Class/Order/Family Scientific name Common name studies Coelopa frigida seaweed fly 1 Dipsa bifurcata fly sp. 1 Drosophila bifasciata fruit fly sp. 1 Drosophila littoralis fruit fly sp. 1 Drosophila melanogaster fruit fly sp. 3 Drosophila subobscura fruit fly sp. 6 Lucilia sericata blowfly 1 Ephemeroptera Parameletus chelifer minnow mayfly 1 Parameletus minor mayfly sp. 1 Hymenoptera Andrena ferox mining bee 1 Andrena jacobi Andrena bee 2 Aneugmenus padi sawfly sp. 1 Apis mellifera honey bee 3 Biorhiza pallida oak gallwasp 1 Cotesia melitaearum parasitoid wasp 1 Diplolepis rosae rose gall wasp 1 Eurhadinoceraea ventralis sawfly sp. 1 Formica cinerea wood ant 3 Formica exsecta narrow-headed ant 1 Formica pratensis black-backed meadow ant 2 Formica spp. wood ant spp. 2 Lasioglossum boreale arctic/alpine sweat bee 1 Lasius niger black garden ant 1 Leptothorax acervorum ant sp. 2 Nasonia vitripennis jewel wasp 1 Odonata Calopteryx splendens banded demoiselle 1 Lepidoptera Coenonympha sp. heath butterfly 1 Mammalia Artiodactyla Alces alces moose 10 Capreolus capreolus roe deer 5 Cervus elaphus red deer 3 Ovibos moschatus musk ox 1 Rangifer tarandus reindeer 4 Sus scrofa wild boar 1 Carnivora Alopex lagopus arctic fox 3 Canis lupus grey wolf 11 Castor fiber European beaver 1 Gulo gulo wolverine 4 Halichoerus grypus grey seal 1 Lutra lutra European otter 2 Laikre et al. 2008 - Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example 4 No. of Kingdom Phylum/Division Class/Order/Family Scientific name Common name studies Lynx lynx Eurasian lynx 4 Phoca hispida ringed seal 1 Phoca vitulina harbor seal 3 Phocoena phocoena harbour porpoise 2 Ursus arctos brown bear 6 Insectivora Neomys fodiens Eurasian water shrew 1 Sorex araneus common shrew 10 Sorex caecutiens Laxmann´s shrew 1 Sorex minutus Eurasian pygmy shrew 1 Lagomorpha Lepus europaeus brown hare 5 Lepus timidus mountain hare 7 Odontoceti Phocoena phocoena harbour porpoise 1 Rodentia Apodemus spp. field mice 1 Apodemus sylvaticus woodmouse 1 Clethrionomys glareolus bank vole 2 Clethrionomys rutilus northern red-backed vole 2 Microtus agrestis field/short-tailed vole 9 Microtus oeconomus tundra or root vole 3 Mus musculus house mouse 2 Myopus schisticolor wood lemming 5 Sciurus vulgaris red squirrel 1 Mollusca Bivalvia Arctica islandica Icelandic cyprine/ocean quahog 1 Macoma balthica Baltic tellin 1 Mytilus edulis blue mussel 3 Mytilus trossulus bay mussel 1 Ostrea edulis European flat oyster 2 Gastropoda Arianta arbostorum copse snail 1 Balea perversa land snail sp. 1 Bithynia tentaculata common bithynia 1 Cepaea hortensis white-lipped snail 1 Cepaea nemoralis grove snail 1 Chondrina clienta land snail sp. 1 Helix pomatia Roman snail 1 Hydrobia spp. hydrobia snail 1 Littorina littorea common periwinkle 2 Littorina mariae flat periwinkle 1 Littorina neglecta rough periwinkle 1 Littorina saxatilis rough periwinkle 9 Littorina tenebrosa lagoon periwinkle 1 Laikre et al. 2008 - Potentials for monitoring gene level biodiversity: using Sweden as an example 5 No. of Kingdom Phylum/Division Class/Order/Family Scientific name Common name studies Lymnaea spp. pond snail spp. 1 Macoma balthica Baltic tellin 1 Melarhaphe neritoides small winkle 1 Myxas glutinosa glutinous snail 1 Theodoxus fluviatilis common river nerite 1 Zonitoides nitidus
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