First record of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 (Annelida; Clitellata; Oligochaeta)

Jeounghee Lee; Jongwoo Jung

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1972485

First record of the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri Claparède, 1862 (Annelida; Clitellata; Oligochaeta)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Jan 11;7(1):177-179. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1972485. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jeounghee Lee¹, Jongwoo Jung^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Interdisciplinary Program of Ecocreative, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.
² Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri was analyzed using the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 platform. The length of the complete mitochondrial genome was 15,972 bp. The sequencing data, comprising 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a putative control region, were submitted to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (MW732144). A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the sequences of 13 PCGs using the maximum likelihood method. To date, only a single study has been conducted on the complete mitochondrial genome of another aquatic oligochaete. This phylogenetic tree revealed that L. hoffmeisteri is clustered with Tubifex tubifex and forms a sister group to the earthworm group.

Keywords: Freshwater oligochaeta; Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri; complete mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea, under Grant number NIBR202002110.