The complete mitochondrial genome of soft coral Sinularia penghuensis Ofwegen and Benayahu, 2012 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea): the analysis of mitogenome organization and phylogeny

Chun-Yang Shen; Pei-Zheng Wang; Wei Xue; Zhao-Hui Liu; Jing-Yi Zhao; Xiao-Bo Tong; Chunwei Liu; Xiao-Fang Wu; Xiaonan Mao; Sihan Tian; Chunzheng Fu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1906174

The complete mitochondrial genome of soft coral Sinularia penghuensis Ofwegen and Benayahu, 2012 (Octocorallia: Alcyonacea): the analysis of mitogenome organization and phylogeny

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Apr 8;6(4):1348-1350. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1906174.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology, Chengde Medical University, Hebei Province, Chengde, PR China.
² College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University, Sanya, PR China.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, Chengde Petroleum College, Chengde, PR China.
⁴ Department of Functional Center, Chengde Medical University, Hebei Province, Chengde, PR China.
⁵ Hemorheology Center, Chengde Medical University, Hebei Province, Chengde, PR China.
⁶ Institute of Sericulture, Chengde Medical University, Hebei Province, Chengde, PR China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Sinularia penghuensis was sequenced and analyzed using next-generation sequencing. The present mitochondrial genome was 18730 bp in length, containing 14 protein-coding genes (PCGs) (cox1-cox3.nad1-nad6, nad4L, atp6, atp8, cytb, and MutS), two ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs) (12S and 16S), and one transfer RNA gene (Met-tRNA). The phylogenetic analysis of family Alcyoniidae revealed that S. penghuensis and Sinularia maxima cluster together. Five species in Sinularia reveals high identity in mitogenome sequences that the lowest variable sites (SNPs) were found between S. penghuensis and S. maxima.

Keywords: Sinularia; Sinularia penghuensis; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis; soft coral.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Science and Technology Project of Hebei Education Department [QN2019093]; Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province [C2020406016]; Technology Innovation Guidance Project-Science and Technology Work Conference of Hebei Provincial Department of Science and Technology; and Research Project of Chengde Medical University [202008].