Abstract

We report the first mitochondrial genome of a Verongid sponge, Aplysina gerardogreeni from the Pacific Ocean. This has 19,620 bp and includes 14 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs genes, and 25 tRNAs genes. The gene arrangement was similar to the one found in two Caribbean Aplysina mitogenomes previously reported. Comparative analyses revealed a few substitutions among congeneric mitogenomes. The mitogenome of A. gerardogreeni could be useful to study the evolution of Verongimorpha group and also to identify adequate genes for its molecular systematics.

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Title
The complete mitogenome of the Eastern Pacific sponge Aplysina gerardogreeni (Demospongiae, Verongida, Aplysinidae)
Author
Salas-Castañeda, Manuel Ricardo 1 ; Castillo-Páez, Ana 1 ; Rocha-Olivares, Axayácatl 2 ; Cruz-Barraza, José Antonio 1 

 Systematics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología, Unidad Académica de Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico; 
 Molecular Ecology Laboratory, Biological Oceanography Department, CICESE, Baja California, Mexico 
End page
2735
Publication year
2019
Publication date
Dec 2019
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
23802359
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2352039859
Copyright
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