Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Anax parthenope (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Ying Wang; Yimin Du; Xiang Song; Aijun Huang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1848479

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Anax parthenope (Odonata: Anisoptera: Aeshnidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Jan 12;6(1):122-123. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1848479.

Authors

Ying Wang^{1

2}, Yimin Du^{1

2}, Xiang Song^{1

2}, Aijun Huang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ School of Life Sciences, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, China.
² National Navel Orange Engineering and Technology Research Center, Ganzhou, China.

Abstract

Anax parthenope (Odonata: Aeshnidae) is a big dragonfly which can be seen patrolling around ponds, lakes and other still water. In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of A. parthenope. This mitogenome was 15,366 bp long and encoded 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs) and two ribosomal RNA unit genes (rRNAs). The nucleotide composition of the mitogenome was biased toward A and T, with 74.8% of A + T content (A 40.1%, T 34.7%, C 14.0%, G 11.2%). Gene order was conserved and identical to most other previously sequenced Aeshnidae dragonflies. Most PCGs of A. parthenope have the conventional start codons ATN (six ATG, three ATT, and two ATC), with the exception of cox1 and nad1 (TTG). Except for three genes (cox1, cox2, and nad5) end with the incomplete stop codon T--, all other PCGs terminated with the stop codon TAA. Phylogenetic analysis showed that A. parthenope is sister to Anax imperator with high support value. All 15 Anisoptera species constituted a major clade with well support, and Aeshnidae had a close relationship with Gomphidae and Libellulidae.

Keywords: Aeshnidae; Anax parthenope; Odonata; mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the Foundation of Jiangxi Province Educational Committee [GJJ190759] and Gannan Normal University Bidding Project in 2016 [480070].