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An Integrated Approach for Microprotein Identification and Sequence Analysis
Published on: July 12, 2022
The complete mitogenome of an unidentified Oikopleura species
Johannes Nicolaus Wibisana1, Charles Plessy1, Nicolas Dierckxsens1
1Genomics and Regulatory Systems Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, Onna-son, Okinawa, 9040497, Japan.
Abstract:
Appendicularians are planktonic tunicates abundant all over the world. Currently, only two complete annotated mitochondrial genome assemblies are available for appendicularians, both for cryptic species of Oikopleura dioica. This underrepresentation of available appendicularian mitochondrial genomes limits environmental DNA sequencing (eDNA) studies that rely on mitochondrial markers as a taxonomic barcode. We report the complete mitochondrial genome assembly and annotation of an unknown appendicularian species isolated from the Amami Oshima island, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan, that has significant sequence difference with other currently available assemblies and will serve as a useful resource for ecological studies and further mitochondrial studies of appendicularians.
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