Complete mitochondrial genome of Holothuria leucospilata (Holothuroidea, Holothuriidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Qiuhua Yang; Qi Lin; Jianshao Wu; Ngoc Tuan Tran; Ruifang Huang; Zaiqiao Sun; Zhihuang Zhu; Zhen Lu; Shengkang Li; Chen Zhou

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1644226

Complete mitochondrial genome of Holothuria leucospilata (Holothuroidea, Holothuriidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 25;4(2):2751-2752. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1644226.

Authors

Qiuhua Yang^{1

2}, Qi Lin¹, Jianshao Wu¹, Ngoc Tuan Tran², Ruifang Huang¹, Zaiqiao Sun¹, Zhihuang Zhu¹, Zhen Lu¹, Shengkang Li², Chen Zhou¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Cultivation and High-Value Utilization of Marine Organisms in Fujian Province, Fisheries Research Institute of Fujian, Xiamen, China.
² Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biology, Marine Biology Institute, Shantou University, Shantou, China.

Abstract

The complete Holothuria leucospilata mitochondrial genome was determined and analyzed in this work. It had a circular mapping molecular with a total length of 15,904 bp and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 putative control region. Phylogenetic analysis showed that H. leucospilata clustered together with Holothuria scabra and Holothuria forskali. The complete mitochondrial genome provided in this work would be used for elucidation of Holothuroidea conservation genetics and evolutionary relationships.

Keywords: Holothuria leucospilata; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.