The complete mitochondrial genome of Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Wenwen Zhang; Shengjun Zhao; Lifu Qian; Haohao Ma; Jie Shi; Yifei Wang; Peng Cui

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2301024

The complete mitochondrial genome of Slaty-backed Forktail, Enicurus schistaceus (Passeriformes: Muscicapidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2024 Jan 8;9(1):66-69. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2301024. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Wenwen Zhang^{1

2

3}, Shengjun Zhao^{1

2

3}, Lifu Qian⁴, Haohao Ma⁵, Jie Shi^{1

2

3}, Yifei Wang⁶, Peng Cui^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Research Center for Biodiversity Conservation and Biosafety/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on Biosafety, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
² State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Ecological Environment of Wuyi Mountains, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
³ Biodiversity Comprehensive Observation Station for Wuyi Mountains, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
⁴ School of Life Sciences, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, Anhui, China.
⁵ School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
⁶ School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.

Abstract

The complete mitogenome of the Slaty-backed Forktail (Enicurus schistaceus) was first sequenced using next-generation sequencing. It was 17,112 bp long, with a base composition of 14.17% G, 31.77% C, 30.73% A, and 23.33% T and an AT content of 54.06%. Similar to other mitochondrial genomes within the Muscicapidae family, E. schistaceus exhibited a relatively consistent mitogenome arrangement; it consisted of 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes, and one control region. Notably, ND6 and eight tRNA genes were encoded on the light strand. Phylogenetic analysis of the 12 Muscicapidae mitogenomes substantiated the monophyly of all genera, including E. schistaceus. Furthermore, the analysis demonstrated a close relationship between Enicurus and Myophonus.

Keywords: Enicurus schistaceus; mitogenome; next generation sequencing; phylogenetic analysis.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the Key Natural Science Fund of the Education Department of Anhui Province, China (2022AH050395), the 2020 Introduced Doctoral Research Start Up Fund Project of Huaibei Normal University (03106094), the Biodiversity Investigation, Observation and Assessment Program (2019-2023) of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China (2110404), and the Project of Biodiversity Conservation in Lishui, Zhejiang Province (HXYJCP2021110648).