Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitogenome of stony coral (Favites abdita)

Wentao Niu; Hui Huang; Shuangen Yu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2017.1357442

Next-generation sequencing yields the complete mitogenome of stony coral (Favites abdita)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Jul 25;2(2):426-427. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1357442.

Authors

Wentao Niu^{1

2

3}, Hui Huang¹, Shuangen Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
² Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, China.
³ University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of stony coral, Favites abdita (Scleractinia), has been decoded for the first time by next-generation sequencing and genome assembly. The assembled mitogenome, consisting of 17,825 bp, has unique 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 transfer RNAs and 3 ribosomal RNAs genes. The complete mitogenome provides essential and important DNA molecular data for further phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis for stony coral phylogeny.

Keywords: Coral; mitogenome; phylogeny.