Isolation and characterization of 125 microsatellite DNA markers in the blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra

Australian abalone species are subject to wild harvest and aquaculture production. This study characterized 125 polymorphic microsatellite markers in the blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra, and evaluated cross-species amplification in Haliotis laevigata and Haliotis coccoradiata. Segregation analysis of a mapping family revealed non-amplifying polymerase chain reaction null alleles at 34 loci. Cross-species amplification was achieved for 89 loci.