Characterization of complete chloroplast genome of Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1841

Qinlin Wen; Weiming Yang; Jingshi Li; Jinlin Liu; Shuang Zhao; Song Gao; Jianheng Zhang; Peimin He

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2081943

Characterization of complete chloroplast genome of Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1841

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Jun 14;7(6):1041-1043. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2081943. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Qinlin Wen¹, Weiming Yang², Jingshi Li³, Jinlin Liu¹, Shuang Zhao¹, Song Gao⁴, Jianheng Zhang¹, Peimin He¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
² Haiyan County Aquaculture Techniques Station of Zhejiang Province, Haiyan, China.
³ College of Marine Resources and Environment, Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology, Qinhuangdao Hebei, China.
⁴ North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, China.

Abstract

Ulva torta (Mertens) Trevisan, 1841 was a global temperate widespread species. Green tide blooms caused by the green algae of the Ulva species occurred frequently in China. As a newly discovered species in the green tide bloom area, it was necessary to explore the relationship between U. torta and other green algae of the Ulva species. The complete chloroplast genome of U. torta was 105,423 bp in size. A total of 100 genes were annotated in the genome, containing 70 protein-coding genes, 27 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and three rRNA genes. The chloroplast genome had high AT content (74.76%). Phylogenetic analysis showed U. torta was clustered with Ulva meridionalis. This work could be useful for studying the evolution and genetic diversity of U. torta.

Keywords: Ulva torta; chloroplast genome; macroalgae; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was financially supported by National Key R&D Program of China [grant numbers 2016YFC1402103], Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai [grant numbers 21ZR1427400], Project of Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Monitoring and Restoration Technologies, MNR [grant numbers 202008], Project of Technology Innovation Center for Land Spatial Eco-restoration in Metropolitan Area, MNR [grant numbers CXZX202006].