Complete mitochondrial genome of a rare diatom (Bacillariophyta) Proschkinia and its phylogenetic and taxonomic implications

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Nov 25;4(1):25-26. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1535852. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

We obtained the complete mitogenome of Proschkinia sp. strain SZCZR1824, a strain belonging to a poorly known diatom genus with no previous molecular data. This genome is 48,863 bp long, with two group I introns in rnl and three group II introns in cox1. Using mitogenomic data, Proschkinia sp. was recovered with Fistulifera solaris, far distant from Navicula and Nitzschia, two genera with which Proschkinia has sometimes been associated based on morphology.

Keywords: Diatoms; Proschkinia; fistula; mitogenome; multigene phylogeny.

Grants and funding

European Commission Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme GHaNA (The Genus Haslea, New marine resources for blue biotechnology and Aquaculture, grant agreement No [734708/GHANA/H2020-MSCA-RISE-2016]). Funding from Polish Ministry of Science, Topical Subsidy to the University of Szczecin. Project Maestro from National Science Centre in Cracow - 2012/04/A/ST10/00544Grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR201839201 and NIBR201801205).