Complete mitochondrial genome of the river cooter (Pseudemys concinna, Testudines: Emydidae) in Korea

Jaehong Park; Seungju Cheon; Seung-Min Park; Ha-Cheol Sung; Dong-Hyun Lee

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2119820

Complete mitochondrial genome of the river cooter (Pseudemys concinna, Testudines: Emydidae) in Korea

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Sep 15;7(9):1659-1661. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2119820. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jaehong Park¹, Seungju Cheon¹, Seung-Min Park¹, Ha-Cheol Sung^{2

3}, Dong-Hyun Lee^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ School of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Graduate School, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
² Research Center of Ecomimetics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.
³ Department of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, South Korea.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Pseudemys concinna in Korea was sequenced and characterized. The mitochondrial genome is constituted of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes) and a noncoding region. Phylogenetic analysis based on the complete mitochondrial genome showed that P. concinna has closer relationship with Chrysemys picta than Trachemys scripta elegans. This is the first case for complete mitochondrial genome from P. concinna in Korea, which will provide information for biogeographical studies and management plan for invasive species.

Keywords: Emydidae; Pseudemys concinna; mitochondrial genome.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Korea Environment Industry & Technology Institute (KEITI) through the Project for the Development of Biological Diversity Threats Outbreak Management Technology [2018002270004], funded by Korea Ministry of Environment (MOE).