The mitochondrial genome analysis of Protaeolidiella atra Baba, 1955 from Korea

Abstract

Protaeolidiella atra is an aeolid nudibranch found in Korean and Japanese waters. This study presents the complete mitochondrial genome of P. atra from Korea. The mitogenome size of P. atra was 14,445 bp, including 27.3% A, 39.3% T, 14.8% C, and 18.6% G. Identical to other nudibranchs, there were 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes in the mitogenome of P. atra. The result of the phylogenetic analysis indicated that P. atra is closest to Sakuraeolis japonica.

Keywords

• cladobranchia
• protaeolidiella atra
• mitogenome
• phylogenetic tree