DNA Microsatellite Markers for Mustard Hill Coral (Porites astreoides) from the Florida Keys Reef Tract

This data release includes allele sizes of 11 previously published microsatellites for 39 individuals of Porites astreoides (mustard hill coral) collected in the spring of 2017 from four locations in the Florida Keys: Fowey Rocks, Crocker Reef, Sombrero Reef, and Pulaski Shoal. Additionally, this data release also contains the DNA concentration of the extracted DNA prior to PCR reactions for the samples. For further information regarding data collection and analysis methods refer to Gallery and others (in preparation). This project was conducted as part of the USGS Coral Reef Ecosystems Studies project.

Gallery, D.N., Green, M.L., Kuffner, I.B., Lenz, E.A., and Toth, L.T., (in preparation), Genetic diversity of the mustard hill coral, Porites astreoides, along the Florida Keys reef tract: Marine Biodiversity, v. 51, art. 63, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-021-01196-7.