Chelonibia testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) is a globally distributed epibiont barnacle using different hosts, including sea turtles and portunid crabs. Previous phylogenetic analyses have recovered three distinct clades for this species corresponding to the Atlantic, Eastern Pacific, and Indo-West Pacific regions. The present study of the genetic diversity of this species in the Persian Gulf (northwestern Indian Ocean) using the COX1 mitochondrial marker estimates the genetic connectivity of the barnacle between the Persian Gulf and two western Pacific regions. No significant genetic differentiation is evident between the Persian Gulf and the western Pacific, but the moderate level of genetic connectivity found between these areas across the Indian Ocean is likely mediated by migratory sea turtles. Based on the present analysis, the Persian Gulf displays a lower genetic diversity than the diversity of the western Pacific populations but shares some haplotypes with the latter.

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在海龟的帮助下进行基因流动：来自波斯湾的 epibion​​t 藤壶 Chelonibia testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)（甲壳纲：Cirripedia：Chelonibiidae）的系统发育地理学

Chelonibia testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) 是一种全球分布的外生藤壶，使用不同的宿主，包括海龟和梭子蟹。以前的系统发育分析已经恢复了该物种的三个不同的进化枝，分别对应于大西洋、东太平洋和印度洋-西太平洋地区。目前使用 COX1 线粒体标记对该物种在波斯湾（印度洋西北部）的遗传多样性进行的研究估计了波斯湾和两个西太平洋地区之间藤壶的遗传连通性。波斯湾和西太平洋之间没有明显的遗传差异，但在印度洋这些地区之间发现的中等水平的遗传连通性可能是由迁徙海龟介导的。根据目前的分析，