The complete mitochondrial genome of the plumed worm Diopatra cuprea (Annelida: Onuphidae)

Lauren E Hamilton; Gabriel C Preston; Jade B Wheeler; Alexis M Janosik; Viktoria E Bogantes

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.2008838

The complete mitochondrial genome of the plumed worm Diopatra cuprea (Annelida: Onuphidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Dec 10;7(1):49-50. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.2008838. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Lauren E Hamilton¹, Gabriel C Preston¹, Jade B Wheeler¹, Alexis M Janosik¹, Viktoria E Bogantes¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Biology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL, USA.

Abstract

In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802). The mitogenome was found to contain 14,990 base pairs (67.53% A + T content), with a total of 37 genes (13 protein coding, 22 transfer RNAs, and 2 ribosomal RNAs). This study also examined mitogenome phylogenetics relationships of closely related species and recovered that D. cuprea is closely related to eunicids. This work has added to the genetic resources for furthering evolutionary studies of Annelida.

Keywords: Gulf of Mexico; evolution; mtDNA; phylogenetics.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) grant funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) [No. 2T34GM110517-07S1].