The complete mitochondrial genome of sponge Halichondria (Halichondria) sp. (Demospongiae, Suberitida, Halichondriidae)

Dexiang Wang; Yuan Zhang; Dan Huang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2016.1192516

The complete mitochondrial genome of sponge Halichondria (Halichondria) sp. (Demospongiae, Suberitida, Halichondriidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2016 Jul 12;1(1):512-514. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1192516.

Authors

Dexiang Wang¹, Yuan Zhang¹, Dan Huang¹

Affiliation

¹ State-Province Joint Engineering Laboratory of Marine Bioproducts and Technology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.

Abstract

In this study, we found out the complete mitochondrial genome of Halichondria (Halichondria) sp., a common demosponge in China. This is the first complete mitochondrial report on the genus Halichondria. The mitochondrial genome of Halichondria (Halichondria) sp. is 20 746 bp in length, with 14 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes and 25 tRNA genes. When compared with the complete mitochondrial genome of Hymeniacidon sinapium, our phylogenetic result suggested that Halichondria (Halichondria) sp. converged well according to morphological result.

Keywords: Demosponge; Halichondria (Halichondria) sp.; mitogenome; sponge.