The complete mitochondrial genome of the moss Neckeropsis nitidula (Mitt.) M. Fleisch

Yeong-Deok Han; Young-Jun Yoon

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2055979

The complete mitochondrial genome of the moss Neckeropsis nitidula (Mitt.) M. Fleisch

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Apr 3;7(3):571-572. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2055979. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yeong-Deok Han¹, Young-Jun Yoon¹

Affiliation

¹ Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology, Korea.

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of Neckeropsis nitidula (Mitt.) M. Fleisch. in the family Neckeraceae was determined. This mitogenome was 104,716 base pairs in length and contained 40 protein-coding genes, three ribosomal RNA genes, and 24 transfer RNA genes. The overall nucleotide composition was asymmetric (29.5% A, 29.3% T, 21.3% G, and 19.9% C), with a 41.2% G + C content. The gene arrangement was identical to that of most Hypnales genomes. A phylogenetic tree was constructed using the N. nitidula mitogenome obtained in this study and the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of 23 bryophytes and 3 Marchantiophyta that were publicly available in GenBank. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that N. nitidula was clustered in a clade with other Hypnalean taxa.

Keywords: Neckeropsis nitidula; mitochondrial genome; moss.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Ecology (NIE), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea [NIE-B-2022-34].