The complete mitochondrial genome of Numenius minutus (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae): comparative and phylogenetic analysis

Peng Chen; Jiaqi Li; Jianliang Zhang; Wei Liu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2022.2148488

The complete mitochondrial genome of Numenius minutus (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae): comparative and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2022 Nov 23;7(11):2009-2011. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2022.2148488. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Peng Chen¹, Jiaqi Li¹, Jianliang Zhang¹, Wei Liu¹

Affiliation

¹ Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing, China.

Abstract

In this study, we used the next-generation sequencing method to obtain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of Numenius minutus Gould 1841 in Scolopacidae, after which we analyzed the structure and phylogeny of the Charadriiformes. The complete mtDNA was 17,047 bp in length, and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one control region (CR). The gene structure and arrangement of the mitochondrial genome of 64 Charadriiformes species were basically the same as most birds. The reconstructed phylogenetic tree demonstrated that Numenius species were sister groups and monophyletic in Scolopacidae.

Keywords: Mitochondrial genome; Numenius minutus; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Central Public-Interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund [GYZX210405] and the Basic Scientific Research Program of National Nonprofit Research Institutes [GYZX220102].