Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Elanus caeruleus Desfontaines, 1789 (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)

Haoran Luo; Wenzhen Fang; Qingxian Lin; Xiaolin Chen; Xiaoping Zhou

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2060769

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Elanus caeruleus Desfontaines, 1789 (Accipitriformes: Accipitridae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Apr 4;7(4):627-628. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2060769. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Haoran Luo¹, Wenzhen Fang¹, Qingxian Lin¹, Xiaolin Chen¹, Xiaoping Zhou¹

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Elanus caeruleus was sequenced via next-generation sequencing. The circular mitogenome is 18,898 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, a control region and a pseudo control region. The sequences (1210 bp) in the middle part of the two control regions are complete identical to each other. The gene order of the E. caeruleus mitogenome is identical to those of other Accipitridae species. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that E. caeruleus formed a basal lineage sister to other species within the Accipitridae family.

Keywords: Black-winged kite; Elaninae; mitogenome; next-generation sequencing; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 42076107].