Supervisory Research Geneticist
Eastern Ecological Science Center
Email:
cmorrison@usgs.gov
Office Phone:
304-724-4464
Fax:
304-724-4424
ORCID:
0000-0001-9425-691X
Location
LRL - Fish Health Lab (205)
11649 Leetown Road
Kearneysville
, WV
25430
US
Supervisor:
Keith L Pardieck
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The yellow lampmussel (YLM; Lampsilis cariosa) occurs in the Saint Lawrence River system and the Atlantic Slope drainages, from Nova Scotia to Georgia. While most mussel species occur only in lotic habitats (rivers and streams), a few occur in lentic habitats (ponds and lakes). The YLM is unusual as it occurs in both lotic and lentic habitats, including large rivers of the Atlantic drainage as well as pools that resemble lentic environments (Haag 2012). The YLM is listed as threatened, endangered, or imperiled in nine states and is considered a species of special concern in Canada. Outside of Canada, there has been no comprehensive assessment of the species’ biological needs, including information on host fishes,...
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The files in this data release are the processed DNA consensus sequence alignment files for the chelonid herpesvirus 5 (ChHV-5) genome plus 66 open reading frames representing protien-coding genes. DNA was extracted from tumor biopsies from green sea turtles (Chelonias mydas) with fibropapillomatosis sampled from Florida and Hawaii coastal waters. We used high-throughput short-read sequencing (Illumina MiSeq and Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine) of long-range PCR products amplified from tumor tissue using primers designed from the single available ChHV5 reference genome from a Hawaii green sea turtle. The raw sequence data is available at the NCBI Sequence Read Archive under bioproject number PRJNA360405, including...
Tags: Class Reptilia,
DNA sequencing,
Earth, Oceans, Atlantic, North Atlantic,
Earth, Oceans, Pacific,
Family Cheloniidae, All tags...
Family Herpesviridae,
Florida, Indian River County, Martin County, Sarasota,
Genetic Diversity,
Genetics,
Genus Chelonia,
Genus Scutavirus,
Green Sea Turtle,
Hawaii, Hilo,
Hawaii, Maui County 2,
Hawaii, Oahu, Honolulu County,
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia,
Infraphylum Gnathostomata,
Kingdom Animalia,
Order Herpesvirales,
Order Testudines,
Phylum Chordata,
Species Chelonia mydas,
Species Chelonid alphaherpesvirus 5,
Subfamily Alpheherpesvirinae,
Subfamily Cheloniinae,
Subkingdom Bilateria,
Suborder Cryptodira,
Subphylum Vertebrata,
Superclass Tetrapoda,
Superfamily Chelonioidea,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Virology,
Wildlife Disease,
biota,
disease research,
endangered species,
genetics,
marine biology,
polymerase chain reaction,
reptiles,
sea turtles,
virology,
viruses, Fewer tags
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Here we provide public access to two mitochondrial DNA sequence alignments, multi-locus microsatellite DNA genotypes, morphometric measurements and details on all specimens utilized in Morrison et al., 2021 (In press).
Categories: Data;
Tags: Allegheny,
Aquatic Biology,
DNA sequencing,
Genetics,
Genetics, All tags...
Lower Ohio,
Lower Tennessee,
Maumee,
Middle Ohio,
USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC),
Upper Ohio,
Upper Tennessee,
Wabash,
biota,
genotype,
morphology (biological), Fewer tags
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The FWS considers the Appalachian grizzled skipper (AGS, Pyrgus wyandot) a Species of Concern and is requesting key information on this species for a status review. According to the RFP, FWS has given AGS full species status, however, AGS’s taxonomic status is considered controversial. Some lepidopterists recognize P. wyandot as a full species whereas others consider it a subspecies, P. centaureae wyandot (pers. comm. B. Leppo, PA Natural Heritage Program; in Chazal et al., 2004). Regardless, FWS can still list AGS as threatened or endangered at the species or subspecies level. In this proposal, AGS will be treated as P. c. wyandot for simplicity during genetic analysis (Objective 4). The AGS is a small butterfly...
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Cold-water corals create complex structures, but our incomplete knowledge of their niche space limits our ability to understand their distribution and therefore the impact of the ecosystem services they provide in the ocean. The Richardson reef complex consists of over 150 km of linear reef tracts within an area of 75 km2 between 700-900 m depth. This reef experiences rapid shifts in temperature, and currents approaching 1 meter per second. The reef fauna cycle and sequester carbon and regenerate nutrients that help fuel the primary productivity of the region. Newly acquired multibeam sonar mapping data and predictive models indicate that cold-water coral reefs are more widespread than previously understood, necessitating...
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