Abstract
The complete mitogenome of Echinometra sp. EZ has been described and fully annotated in this study. Phylogenetic analysis of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) from six Echinometra species confirms that our sample is E. sp. EZ. The mitogenome is 15,698 bp in length and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and a non-coding region with an identical organization to other Echinoidea. The E. sp. EZ mitogenome shared ∼99.1% identity to the published Echinometra mathaei mitogenome, differing by 147 SNPs. The E. sp. EZ mitogenome will serve as a resource that can be applied to disentangling the Echinometra species complex and to future population genetic studies of this ecologically important sea urchin species.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1225-1227 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 3 2018 |
Keywords
- Echinometra
- Persian/Arabian Gulf
- mitochondrial genome
- sea urchin
- species complex
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics