The first complete mitochondrial genome of Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae)

Jiansong Zhang; Chenguang Zhao; Lingling Zu; Yubao Duan

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1825131

The first complete mitochondrial genome of Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Sep 29;5(3):3457-3459. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1825131.

Authors

Jiansong Zhang^{1

2}, Chenguang Zhao³, Lingling Zu^{1

2}, Yubao Duan^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China.
² Faculty of Biodiversity Conservation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China.
³ Key Laboratory for Forest Resources Conservation and Utilization in the Southwest Mountains of China, Ministry of Education, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, China.

Abstract

Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseate is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species because of its habitat loss, and declining population. In this study, we first sequenced and described the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogeny of P. roseata. The whole genome of P. roseata was 16,814 bp in length, and contained 14 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosome RNA genes, and 1 non-coding control regions. The overall base composition of the mitochondrial DNA was 31.88% for A, 22.00% for T, 32.88% for C, 13.23% for G, with a GC content of 46.11%. A phylogenetic tree strongly supported that genus Psittacula closely related with genus Eclectus by highly probability.

Keywords: Blossom-headed parakeet; Psittacula roseata; mitogenome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

The work was supported by the Science Foundation of Southwest Forestry University [111803] and Yunnan Agricultural Foundation Projects [2017FG001(-087)].