The complete mitochondrial genome of epitokous Nereis species (Phyllodocida, Nereididae) from Dok-do, Korea

Abstract

The mitogenome sequence of the epitokous Nereis species (Phyllodocida, Nereididae) was determined first in the genus Nereis . The complete mitogenome is 15,667 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a control region, and their gene order and structure is identical to those of other nereidid species. The mitogenome consists of 33.5% A, 20.0% C, 13.3% G, 33.1% T, showing a high content of A + T similar to the other phyllodocid polychaetes. These results will be useful for inferring the phylogenetic relationships among the members of Nereididae within the phyllodocids.

The phylogeny of Nereididae (Annelida) based on mitochondrial genomes

“…1) to 17,469 bp in Platynereis massiliensis . All genes were coded on the same strand, consistent with previously published Nereididae mitochondrial genomes (Boore & Brown, ; Chen, Li, et al, ; Kim, Choi, Kim, & Min, ; Kim et al, ; Kim, Kim, & Lee, ; Lin et al, , ; Park et al, , ; Seixas et al, ; Won et al, ). Appendix shows information on base composition and nucleotide bias in the mitochondrial genomes sequenced.…”