The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Microcotyle caudata (Platyhelminthes: Monogenea) from dark-banded rockfish (Sebastes inermis) in Korea

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Microcotyle caudata was determined. The entire circular mitochondrial genome is 14,267 bp in length, comprising 12 protein-coding genes (PCGs, lacking atp8), 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA, several non-coding region, and one repeat sequence. The total length of the M. caudata mitochondrial genome was 140 bp shorter than a congeneric species, M. sebastis, but the arrangement of all 36 genes was identical with each other. The phylogenetic analysis of the concatenated 12 PCGs also revealed that M. caudata was most closely clustered with M. sebastis.

Keywords

• mitochondrial genome
• microcotyle caudata
• sebastes inermis
• dark-banded rockfish
• monogenea