Complete mitochondrial genome of a subspecies of the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae (Kuroda, 1925) (Suliformes: Phalacrocoracidae)

Abstract

We determined the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of a subspecies of the great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae (Kuroda, 1925) using long PCR and primer walking methods. The mitochondrial genome was 19,020 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and two control regions. It is basically consistent with the characteristics of the mitochondrial genomes of other Suliformes species. Phylogenetic analysis using 12 species of Suliformes based on the sequences of 13 concatenated protein-coding genes confirmed the monophyly of P. carbo ssp.