The complete mitochondrial genome of the marine feather duster, Bispira melanostigma (Annelida: Sabellidae)

Caroline J Hornfeck; Taber C Faurie; Logan L Hodges; Alexis M Janosik; Viktoria E Bogantes

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.2008840

The complete mitochondrial genome of the marine feather duster, Bispira melanostigma (Annelida: Sabellidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Dec 15;7(1):51-53. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.2008840. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Caroline J Hornfeck¹, Taber C Faurie¹, Logan L Hodges¹, Alexis M Janosik¹, Viktoria E Bogantes¹

Affiliation

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

Abstract

The marine feather duster, Bispira melanostigma (Schmarda, 1861), is a tube-dwelling annelid that contributes to ecological and biogeochemical processes in benthic communities. Due to the lack of scientific data, B. melanostigma is often difficult to distinguish from other species of marine worms through morphological characteristics alone. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of Bispira melanostigma. The complete mitogenome contained 20,624 bp length with a total of 13 protein-encoding genes, 21 tRNA, and 2 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis of the complete mitochondrial DNA of B.melanostigma can aid in the understanding of evolutionary relationships within Sabellidae.

Keywords: Bispira melanostigma; mitochondrial genome; mtDNA; polychaete.

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].