Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome of Limnoria quadripunctata, a marine wood-eating isopod crustacean, was determined from whole genome sequence data. The mitogenome is 16,503 bp in length and contains 39 genes: 13 protein-coding, 2 ribosomal RNA, 22 tRNA, two of which are repeated and a control region. The start codon most commonly used by the Limnoria protein-coding genes is ATN, as is the case in the two other available complete isopod mitogenomes. The gene arrangement differs among these complete isopod mitogenomes, as does the AT-content of H-strand protein-coding genes. The latter observations, coupled with the considerable nucleotide diversity observed between the isopod mitogenomes, support the idea that each isopod species belongs to a distinct lineage as implied by their current placement in separate suborders.
Original language | American English |
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Pages (from-to) | 825-826 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Mitochondrial DNA |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Nov 2015 |
Bibliographical note
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NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-5100-65309
Keywords
- Crustacea
- gribble
- mitogenome