The first complete mitochondrial genome of the genus Dendronereis, represented by D. chipolini Hsueh, 2019 (Annelida, Nereididae) from Beibu Gluf, China

Wenquan Zhen; Xuwen Wu; Erwei Hao; Wanru Xu; Jiagang Deng; Junhua Zhu; Youhou Xu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2040389

The first complete mitochondrial genome of the genus Dendronereis, represented by D. chipolini Hsueh, 2019 (Annelida, Nereididae) from Beibu Gluf, China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Feb 17;7(2):393-395. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2040389. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Wenquan Zhen¹, Xuwen Wu², Erwei Hao^{3

4}, Wanru Xu^{3

4}, Jiagang Deng^{3

4}, Junhua Zhu¹, Youhou Xu¹

Affiliations

¹ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Beibu Gulf Marine Biodiversity Conservation, College of Marine Sciences, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, China.
² Laboratory of Marine Organism Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China.
³ Guangxi Key Laboratory of Efficacy Study on Chinese Materia Medica, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.
⁴ Collaborative Innovation Center for Research on Functional Ingredients of Agricultural Residues, Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, China.

Abstract

The genus Dendronereis Peters, 1854 is characterized in the polychaete family Nereididae by its feather-shaped branchiae on the anterior segments. In this study, we present the first complete mitogenome of Dendronereis, represented by D. chipolini Hsueh, 2019, collected from Beibu Gulf, China. The nucleotide composition is biased toward A + T nucleotides, accounting 31.5% for A, 22.3% for C, 14.7% for G and 31.5% for T. The assembled mitogenome is 15,763 bp in length, with a typical set of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and 1 non-coding control region. All genes are encoded on H-strand. The control region is 1260 bp in length and located between tRNA-Gly and tRNA-Met. Phylogenetic study showed that D. chipolini is arranged with high support into the clade of Namanereidinae. The complete mitogenome provides important molecular data for investigating the phylogeny and evolution of the nereid animals.

Keywords: Dendronereis chipolini; mitogenome; polychaete.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the grants from Guangxi Key Laboratory of Efficacy Study on Chinese Materia Medica under Grant No. [19-050-39-K3]; Guangxi Natural Science Foundation under Grant No. [2019JJA150098]; the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant [XDB42000000]; and the Biological Resources Program, Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant [KFJ-BRP-017-46].