The complete mitogenome of Caulerpa lentillifera and its phylogenetic analysis

Xuli Jia; Tao Liu; Xumin Wang; Xianming Tang; Yuemei Jin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1667906

The complete mitogenome of Caulerpa lentillifera and its phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Sep 23;4(2):3169-3170. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1667906.

Authors

Xuli Jia¹, Tao Liu^{1

2

3}, Xumin Wang⁴, Xianming Tang^{2

3}, Yuemei Jin¹

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding of Marine Organism, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
² Hainan Academy of Ocean and Fisheries Sciences, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
³ Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Technology for Tropical Seawater Aquaculture, Haikou, Hainan, People's Republic of China.
⁴ College of Life Sciences, Yantai University, Yantai, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Caulerpa lentillifera is a marine nutrient-rich edible green algae, with its external shape similar to 'sea grape', it has functions of purifying blood, anti-oxidation, anti-cancer, and anti-tumor. The mitogenome sequence of C. lentillifera is 209,894 bp long. A total of 67 genes were determined, including 17 protein-encoding genes, 3 rRNA genes, 27 tRNA genes, and 20 unidentified open reading frame (ORF). Phylogenetic analysis showed that C. lentillifera clustered together into a single branch. The mitogenome analysis will help the understanding of Ulvophyceae evolution.

Keywords: Caulerpa lentillifera; mitogenome; phylogenetic analysis.