Application of DNA barcoding to deep-sea amphipods around cobalt-rich ferromanganese crusts and a selection of candidate species for connectivity analysis


Akira Iguchi1, Miyuki Nishijima2, Yuki Yoshioka3, Aika Miyagi3, Ryuichi Miwa2, Atsushi Suzuki4, Yuichiro Tanaka1, Takaaki Matsui5, Yoshiaki Igarashi5 and Nobuyuki Okamoto5, (1)National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan, (2)Kaiyo Engineering Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, (3)National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, Nago, Japan, (4)National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Institute of Geology and geoinformation, Geological Survey of Japan, Tsukuba, Japan, (5)Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), Tokyo, Japan