The first mitochondrial genome for caddisfly (insecta: Trichoptera) with phylogenetic implications

Int J Biol Sci. 2013 Dec 13;10(1):53-63. doi: 10.7150/ijbs.7975. eCollection 2013.

Abstract

The Trichoptera (caddisflies) is a holometabolous insect order with 14,300 described species forming the second most species-rich monophyletic group of animals in freshwater. Hitherto, there is no mitochondrial genome reported of this order. Herein, we describe the complete mitochondrial (mt) genome of a caddisfly species, Eubasilissa regina (McLachlan, 1871). A phylogenomic analysis was carried out based on the mt genomic sequences of 13 mt protein coding genes (PCGs) and two rRNA genes of 24 species belonging to eight holometabolous orders. Both maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference analyses highly support the sister relationship between Trichoptera and Lepidoptera.

Keywords: Holometabola.; Mitochondrial genome; Trichoptera; phylogeny.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Base Sequence
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Codon
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Insecta / classification
  • Insecta / genetics*
  • Likelihood Functions
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleic Acid Conformation
  • Phylogeny*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • RNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • RNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • RNA, Transfer / chemistry
  • RNA, Transfer / genetics

Substances

  • Codon
  • RNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Transfer