The complete chloroplast genome of the moss, Myurella julacea (Schwägr.) Schimp. (Bryidae, Pterigynandraceae)

Abstract

Here, we report the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of the moss Myurella julacea (Schwägr.) Schimp. We found that the total length of the M. julacea complete cp genome was 124,457 base pairs (bp) long, comprising 82 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The genome had a typical quadripartite structure, and consisted of a large single-copy region (LSC) of 86,607 bp, a small single-copy region (SSC) of 18,508 bp, and a pair of inverted repeats with a length of 9671 bp each. The base composition of the cp DNA was 26.0% A, 29.4% T, 24.5% C, and 20.1% G with an overall GC content of 44.6%. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that M. julacea clustered into a clade with other Hypnales groups with high bootstrap support. The complete cp genome presented here will provide useful information for phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of endangered Bryophyte species.

Keywords

• myurella julacea
• complete chloroplast genome
• moss