Abstract

In this study, we announce the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Korean endemic firefly, Luciola unmunsana Doi, 1931. The full-length circular genome was 15,858 bp, with 77.94% A/T content. It contained the typical set of 37 metazoan genes: 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, as well as an A + T-rich region. The gene arrangement of the species is identical to that of the ancestral arrangement found in the majority of insects. The maximum-likelihood tree, built using all PCGs and two rRNAs via randomized accelerated maximum likelihood (RAxML) showed that L. unmunsana was grouped as a sister to L. curtithorax with the highest nodal support. However, another Luciola species clustered with the Aquatica species such that the genus Luciola was a non-monophyletic group. Therefore, more sampling is required to clarify the phylogeny of Luciola.

Details

Title
Complete mitochondrial genome of the Korean endemic firefly, Luciola unmunsana (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
Author
Min Jee Kim 1 ; Jeong Sun Park 2 ; Kim, Iksoo 2 

 Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea; Herbal Medicine Resources Research Center, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Naju, Republic of Korea 
 Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea 
Pages
3165-3167
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Sep 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23802359
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2522514052
Copyright
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