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The complete mitochondrial genome of Cuspidaria undata (Bivalvia, Anomalodesmata, Cuspidariidae)
Yating Bao1, Meiling Ge1, Yaoyao Zhao2
1Key Laboratory of Marine Eco-Environmental Science and Technology, First Institute of Oceanography, MNR, Qingdao, China.
Abstract:
The mitochondrial genome of Cuspidaria undata (Verrill, 1884) was sequenced in full using Illumina HiSeq 2500. The circular mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was 16,266 bp in size, encoded 37 genes, and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNAs and 22 tRNAs. The gene order of the 13 PCGs in this species exhibited extensive rearrangement and differences in comparison to other Cuspidariidae, indicating that gene order is not conserved within this family. Phylogenetic analysis based on 13 PCGs and 2 rRNAs recovered a monophyletic Cuspidariidae.
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