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Complete mitochondrial genome of Chironomus nipponensis, new record from China (Diptera: Chironomidae)
Mi Shen1, Yufei Li1, Yuping Yao1
1Hubei Key Laboratory of Economic Forest Germplasm Improvement and Resources Comprehensive Utilization, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for the Characteristic Resources Exploitation of Dabie Mountains, Hubei Zhongke Research Institute of Industrial Technology, College of Biology and Agricultural Resources, Huanggang Normal University, Huanggang City, Hubei, P. R. China.
Abstract:
The complete mitochondrial genome of Chironomus nipponensis Tokunaga, 1936 was sequenced and assembled from the whole genome data. The mitochondrial genome length was 16184 bp and contained 22 transfer RNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 D-loop control region. Phylogenetic and taxonomic analysis based on the concatenated nucleotide sequences of 37 genes from 14 related species was reconstructed. The phylogeny revealed that C. nipponensis is closely related to three other Chironomus species, which is consistent with the traditional morphological studies.
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