The complete mitochondrial genome of Meretrix lusoria (Bivalvia: Veneroida: Veneridae) from Kumamoto, Japan

Chia-Hsuan Sung; Sheng-Tai Hsiao; Liang-Jong Wang; Yasuhisa Henmi; Chang-Wen Huang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1778555

The complete mitochondrial genome of Meretrix lusoria (Bivalvia: Veneroida: Veneridae) from Kumamoto, Japan

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2020 Jun 16;5(3):2451-2453. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1778555.

Authors

Chia-Hsuan Sung^{1

2}, Sheng-Tai Hsiao³, Liang-Jong Wang⁴, Yasuhisa Henmi⁵, Chang-Wen Huang²

Affiliations

¹ Planning and Information Division, Fisheries Research Institute, Keelung, Taiwan.
² Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan.
³ Marine Fisheries Division, Fisheries Research Institute, Keelung, Taiwan.
⁴ Forest Protection Division, Taiwan Forestry Research Institute, Taipei, Taiwan.
⁵ Center for Marine Environment Studies, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan.

Abstract

We sequenced and assembled the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the Meretrix lusoria, from Kumamoto, Japan. The length of mitogenome is 20,180 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. The nucleotide composition of the mitogenome was 25.73% for A, 42.41% for T, 9.35% for C, and 22.49% for G. The AT and GC skewness of mitogenome sequence are -0.245 and 0.412, showing the T-skew and G-skew. The reconstructed phylogenetic relationships of 25 Bivalvia species based on 12 protein-coding genes were highly supported and the clade of all Meretrix clams included had a support value of 99%. Our results shall provide a better understanding in the evolutionary histories of the Veneroida and relative species.

Keywords: Asia hard clam; Meretrix lusoria; Mitochondria; mitogenome.