The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the giant clam Tridacna derasa (Tridacnidae: Tridacna)

Haitao Ma; Lin Lin; Yuehuan Zhang; Shixi Chen; Wei Shi; Ziniu Yu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1501290

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the giant clam Tridacna derasa (Tridacnidae: Tridacna)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 Aug 13;3(2):911-912. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1501290.

Authors

Haitao Ma¹, Lin Lin², Yuehuan Zhang¹, Shixi Chen¹, Wei Shi¹, Ziniu Yu¹

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
² South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, China.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the giant clam Tridacna derasa was completely sequenced by high-throughput sequencing method. The total length of the complete mitogenome was 20,760bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, 23 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and a non-coding control region. The base composition of the genome is 28.41% A, 36.92% G, 21.94% G and 12.74% C with a total GC content of 34.68%. Phylogenetic tree based on complete mitogenome sequences revealed that T.derasa was closely related to T.squamosa, both belonging to the Tridacna genus.

Keywords: Tridacna derasa; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic relationship.