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Published on: February 10, 2023
The complete mitochondrial genome data of Cavenderia pseudoaureostipes
Kamonchat Prommarit1, Thanyaporn Chittavichai1, Supanut Utthiya1
1Department of Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
Abstract:
Cavenderia pseudoaureostipes, a dictyostelid species from Thailand described in 2018, is distinguished by the size and complexity of its fruiting bodies. Here, we report its complete mitochondrial genome, assembled from Illumina short-read data. The AT-rich circular genome is 68,470 bp in length, making it larger than previously reported dictyostelid mitogenomes. It contains 41 protein-coding genes, 17 tRNA genes, and three rRNA genes, all encoded on a single strand. Introns were detected in cox1/2 and cytb, and the genome exhibits the conserved A-B-C segmental arrangement characteristic of Cavenderia. Phylogenetic analysis based on 30 conserved protein-coding genes supported the monophyly of Cavenderia and other genera, consistent with order-level classifications. Within Cavenderia, C. pseudoaureostipes was most closely related to C. subdiscoidea, in agreement with the SSU-based phylogeny. This mitogenome represents a valuable resource for comparative which will help resolving key questions regarding evolution of dictyostelids mitochondrial genome.
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