The complete mitogenome of the rockweed Fucus distichus (Fucaceae, Phaeophyceae)

Jeffery R Hughey; Paul W Gabrielson

doi:10.1080/23802359.2017.1310604

The complete mitogenome of the rockweed Fucus distichus (Fucaceae, Phaeophyceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Apr 7;2(1):203-204. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1310604.

Authors

Jeffery R Hughey¹, Paul W Gabrielson²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, Hartnell College, Salinas, CA, USA.
² Biology Department and Herbarium, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

Abstract

The rockweed F. distichus is a one of the most common intertidal seaweeds in the northern hemisphere. The systematics of F. distichus however remains open to discussion. Here, we contribute to the bioinformatics and systematics of F. distichus by deciphering its complete mitogenome. The F. distichus mitogenome is 36,400 bp in length, contains 67 genes, and has a gene content, organization, and sequence that are similar to the generitype, F. vesiculusus. These data support the continued recognition of F. distichus as a polymorphic entity with a broad distribution and high degree of ecological diversity.

Keywords: Alaska; British Columbia; Fucus vesiculosus; Oregon; cox1.