The complete mitochondrial genome of Rotunda rotundapex (Miyata & Kishida, 1990) (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

Jonghyun Park; Hong Xi; Jongsun Park

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1703589

The complete mitochondrial genome of Rotunda rotundapex (Miyata & Kishida, 1990) (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 26;5(1):355-357. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1703589.

Authors

Jonghyun Park^{1

2}, Hong Xi^{1

2}, Jongsun Park^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ InfoBoss Co., Ltd., Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² InfoBoss Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Rotunda rotundapex (Miyata & Kishida, 1990) is a silk moth identified in Korea. We completed its mitochondrial genome which is 15,298 bp long and the shortest mitogenome of Bombycidae s.str. It includes 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNAs, and a control region. Comparison with COI sequence of Taiwan isolate suggests the Korean population of this species can be a novel species. Gene order of R. rotundapex mitogenome is conserved as in other Bombycidae species. Phylogenetic trees show that R. rotundapex is closely related to genus Rondotia.

Keywords: Bombycidae; Korea; Rotunda rotundapex; mitochondrial genome.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by both InfoBoss Research Grant [IBG-0017] and ‘Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science & Technology Development [Project No. PJ013389052019]’ Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea.