The complete mitogenome of the Arctic moss Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwaegr

Pilsung Kang; Sung Mi Cho; Jungeun Lee; Joung Han Yim; Jun Hyuck Lee; Hyoungseok Lee

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1674204

The complete mitogenome of the Arctic moss Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwaegr

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Oct 9;4(2):3446-3447. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1674204.

Authors

Pilsung Kang^{1

2}, Sung Mi Cho³, Jungeun Lee^{3

4}, Joung Han Yim¹, Jun Hyuck Lee^{3

4}, Hyoungseok Lee^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea.
² Department of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Inha University, Incheon, South Korea.
³ Unit of Research for Practical Application, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, Incheon, South Korea.

Abstract

The Arctic moss Aulacomnium turgidum (Wahlenb.) Schwaegr. is distributed widely above the Arctic Circle and can regenerate successfully after 400 years of ice entombment. Here, we report the complete mitogenome sequence of A. turgidum (103,937 bp). The genome contains 3 ribosomal RNAs, 24 transfer RNAs, and 40 protein-encoding genes. In a phylogenetic tree generated using the combined amino acid sequences of 32 mitochondrial genes from A. turgidum, 25 Bryophyta, and three Marchantiophyta, the phylogenetic position of A. turgidum (Rhizogoniales) is close to that of the Hypnales and Ptychomniales, forming a monophyletic clade with perfect supporting values.

Keywords: Arctic moss; Aulacomnium turgidum; Rhizogoniales; bryophyta.