The complete mitochondrial genome of an Antarctic moss, Andreaea regularis Müll. Hal. 1890 (Andreaeaceae)

Kyungwon Min; Syahril Sulaiman; Hyodong Lee; Pilsung Kang; Young-Jun Yoon; Hyoungseok Lee

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2226258

The complete mitochondrial genome of an Antarctic moss, Andreaea regularis Müll. Hal. 1890 (Andreaeaceae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Jun 26;8(6):704-708. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2226258. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Kyungwon Min¹, Syahril Sulaiman^{1

2}, Hyodong Lee¹, Pilsung Kang¹, Young-Jun Yoon³, Hyoungseok Lee^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
² Polar Science, University of Science and Technology, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
³ Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology, Yeongyang, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

In the present study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of Andreaea regularis Müll. Hal. 1890, a lantern moss of the genus Andreaea Hedw. (Andreaeaceae). The A. regularis mitochondrial genome, with a total length of 118,833 bp, consists of 40 protein-coding genes, 3 ribosomal RNA genes, and 24 transfer RNA genes. A phylogenetic tree constructed with 19 complete mitochondrial genomes composed of liverworts, hornworts, and 15 mosses showed that Andreaeales formed the closest sister to Sphagnales before divergence of the remaining moss groups, indicating A. regularis being one of the earliest mosses. Our findings could be beneficial to investigate the bryophyte evolution.

Keywords: Andreaeales; bryophyte; mitogenome; phylogeny; rock moss.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Korea Polar Research Institute grant funded by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries [KOPRI PE23130].