The complete mitochondrial genome of the invasive cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota (Demospongiae, Suberitida, Suberitidae)

Zoe T Richards; Hiroki Kise; Katrina M West

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2180311

The complete mitochondrial genome of the invasive cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota (Demospongiae, Suberitida, Suberitidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Feb 24;8(2):319-323. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2180311. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Zoe T Richards^{1

2}, Hiroki Kise^{3

4}, Katrina M West^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Coral Conservation and Research Group, Trace and Environmental DNA Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia.
² Collections and Research, Western Australian Museum, Welshpool, Western Australia.
³ Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, AIST Tsukuba Central 7, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
⁴ Molecular Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, Japan.
⁵ CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection, National Research Collections Australia, CSIRO, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Abstract

The cyanobacteriosponge Terpios hoshinota occurs on tropical reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. The species encrusts live coral, and other benthos, and is considered a pest species that can threaten the health and productivity of locally native benthic communities on coral reefs. Here we assemble a complete mitochondrial genome to aid further research into the range expansion of this species. The circular genome was 20,504 bp in length and encoded 14 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and 25 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes. A phylogenetic analysis based on the concatenated sequences of 14 protein-coding genes of 12 members of the subclass Heteroscleromorpha including the newly sequenced T. hoshinota, suggests further taxonomic revisions within the order Suberitida may be warranted.

Keywords: Illumina; Invasive species; Porifera; Subclass Heteroscleromorpha; mitogenome; phylogenetics.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by Australian Research Council Linkage Grant [LP160101508].