Development and characterization of 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta)

The razor clam, Sinonovacula constricta is an important fishery resource with high nutritive and economic value. To investigate its genetic diversity and population structure, 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed and characterized. The number of alleles per polymorphic locus ranged from 8 to 29, and the observed and expected heterozygosities varied from 0.200 to 1.000 and from 0.792 to 0.973, respectively. These markers will be used in future studies of population structure of this species.