The complete mitochondrial genome of Phyllidiella pustulosa (Cuvier, 1804) (Nudibranchia, Phyllidiidae)

Abstract

In the present study, the complete mitogenome of a dorid nudibranch Phyllidiella pustulosa was sequenced and analyzed. The complete mitochondrial genome of P. pustulosa was 14,717 bp in length, containing 13 protein coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis according to protein coding genes revealed that P. pustulosa has a close relationship with Phyllidia ocellata. This is the first complete mitochondrial genome record for the genus Phyllidiella.

Keywords

• nudibranchia
• mitochondrial genome
• phyllidiella pustulosa
• species complex
• phylogenetic tree