Abstract

Here we report the complete mitochondrial genome of the emperor dragonfly, Anax imperator (Odonata: Aeshnidae) as the first of its genus. Data were generated via next generation sequencing (NGS) and assembled using an iterative approach. The typical metazoan set of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes) was detected in the same gene order as in other odonate mitogenomes. However, only three intergenic spacer regions are present in A. imperator lacking the distinct s5 spacer, which was regarded as informative feature of the odonate suborder Anisoptera (dragonflies) but absent in Zygoptera (damselflies). With 16,087 bp, it is the longest anisopteran mitogenome to date, mainly due to the long A + T-rich control region of 1291 bp.

Details

Title
The complete mitochondrial genome of the emperor dragonfly Anax imperator LEACH, 1815 (Odonata : Aeshnidae) via NGS sequencing
Author
Herzog, Rebecca 1 ; Hans − Jürgen Osigus 1 ; Feindt, Wiebke 1 ; Schierwater, Bernd 2 ; Hadrys, Heike 2 

 Division of Ecology and Evolution, ITZ, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany; 
 Division of Ecology and Evolution, ITZ, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hannover, Germany;; EEB, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA 
Pages
783-786
Publication year
2016
Publication date
Dec 2016
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23802359
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2487340634
Copyright
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