中国近海牡蛎系统分类研究的现状和对策

Systematics of Oysters Along the Coast of China:Status and Countermeasures

探讨了中国近海沿岸牡蛎分类的诸多疑难和热点问题 ,回顾了国内外包括贝类等动物的分子系统发生学研究的主要进展 ,分析了中国近海牡蛎系统分类目前存在的问题 ,重点阐述了利用分子标记等手段解决形态相似种的鉴定和种系发生关系等问题的巨大潜力 ,报道了利用分子标记进行牡蛎分类研究所取得的最新进展。预期经典分类学和分子系统发生学研究的交叉综合 ,将大力推动中国近海牡蛎的系统分类和系统发生研究的发展。

Due to the high variation in morphological characters of living species of Ostreidae, there remains considerable confusion over species identity and phylogenetic relationships among species found along the coast of China. There has been much progress in the molecular phylogenetics of mollusks and other animals. The potential of molecular marker sequence data, which have proved phylogenetically informative, to trace the evolutionary origin of oyster species is been addressed. In particular, the application of molecular marker techniques are expected to contribute to resolving the recognition of morphologically similar oyster species. The combination of morphological taxonomy with molecular phylogenetics will eventually benefit the development of systematics and phylogenetics of oysters along the coast of China.