The complete mitochondrial genome of Spurilla braziliana MacFarland 1909 (Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae)

Hideaki Mizobata; Kentaro Hayashi; Ryo Yonezawa; Andre Lanza; Shigeharu Kinoshita; Kazutoshi Yoshitake; Shuichi Asakawa

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2241693

The complete mitochondrial genome of Spurilla braziliana MacFarland 1909 (Nudibranchia, Aeolidiidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Aug 9;8(8):862-866. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2241693. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Hideaki Mizobata¹, Kentaro Hayashi¹, Ryo Yonezawa¹, Andre Lanza¹, Shigeharu Kinoshita¹, Kazutoshi Yoshitake¹, Shuichi Asakawa¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Abstract

Spurilla braziliana MacFarland 1909 is a morphologically diverse nudibranch found in the Pacific and Western Atlantic. The complete mitochondrial genome of S. braziliana has been constructed using next-generation sequencing technology. The mitochondrial genome is 14,291 bp and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 23 tRNA genes. Molecular phylogenetic analysis using the maximum likelihood method revealed that S. braziliana is included in the superfamily Aeolidioidea and forms a monophyletic group with Berghia stephanieae, a nudibranch of the family Aeolidiidae. This study reinforces existing taxonomic insights and provides a basis for further molecular phylogenetic analysis.

Keywords: Spurilla braziliana; complete mitochondrial genome; nudibranch; sea-slug.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(A) [20H00429] from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and the Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant [2022-4042] from the Japan Science Society.