Mitochondrial genome of Japanese angel shark Squatina japonica (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae)

Aihong Chai; Atsuko Yamaguchi; Keisuke Furumitsu; Jie Zhang

doi:10.3109/19401736.2014.919463

Mitochondrial genome of Japanese angel shark Squatina japonica (Chondrichthyes: Squatinidae)

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016;27(2):832-3. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.919463. Epub 2014 May 27.

Authors

Aihong Chai^{1

2}, Atsuko Yamaguchi³, Keisuke Furumitsu³, Jie Zhang¹

Affiliations

¹ a Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution , Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing , P.R. China .
² b College of Marine Science & Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology , Tianjin , P.R. China , and.
³ c Faculty of Fisheries , Nagasaki University , Nagasaki , Japan.

PMID: 24865915
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2014.919463

Abstract

Squatina japonica belonging to the monogenetic family Squatinidae is endemic to the Northwest Pacific. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of S. japonica is 16,689 bp long and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 1 control region. The base composition of the genome is 31.10% A, 31.04% T, 24.42% C, and 13.43% G. The geographic clade and phylogenetic relationship of S. japonica are ambiguous. Therefore, studying the complete mitochondrial genome of S. japonica is highly important to understand the aforementioned aspect and to analyze the conservation genetics in the genus Squatina.

Keywords: Genome; Squatina japonica; mitochondrial.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Base Composition
Base Sequence
DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics*
Genome, Mitochondrial*
Northwestern United States
Phylogeny
Sequence Analysis, DNA / veterinary
Sharks / genetics*

Substances

DNA, Mitochondrial