Complete mitochondrial genome of Ulva prolifera, the dominant species of green macroalgal blooms in Yellow Sea, China

Lingjie Zhou; Lingke Wang; Jianheng Zhang; Chuner Cai; Peimin He

doi:10.1080/23802359.2015.1137831

Complete mitochondrial genome of Ulva prolifera, the dominant species of green macroalgal blooms in Yellow Sea, China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2016 Feb 1;1(1):76-78. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2015.1137831.

Authors

Lingjie Zhou¹, Lingke Wang¹, Jianheng Zhang², Chuner Cai¹, Peimin He¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
² College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, P. R. China.

Abstract

Ulva prolifera (U. prolifera), a green macroalgae, is widely known as the dominant species of the world's largest macroalgal blooms in the Yellow Sea, China. In this study, we sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome of U. prolifera (GenBank accession number: KU161104). The genome consists of circular chromosomes of 61 962 bp and encodes a total of 26 protein-coding genes include nine ribosomal protein genes, five atp genes, three cox genes, eight nad genes and cob gene. Phylogenetic analysis showed U. prolifera clustered into Ulvo phyceae clade and had close genetic relationship with algae Ulva fasciata.

Keywords: Green tides; Ulva prolifera; Ulvo phyceae; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.