Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (Aug 2022)

The mitochondrial genome of Nigidius miwai Nagel (Coleoptera: Lucanidae), a carnivorous lucanid from South Korea

  • Jeong-Hwan Choi,
  • Chang-Jun Kim,
  • Moo-Sung Kim,
  • Jun-Young Kang,
  • Il-Kwon Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2022.2105171
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 8
pp. 1443 – 1444

Abstract

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The complete mitochondrial genome of carnivorous Nigidius miwai was analyzed prior to a study on evolution of carnivorous pathway within the family. This species’ genome had a total length of 18,462 bp (GenBank accession number: OL597607), comprising 36 genes along with 13 protein-coding genes, 21 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and an A + T rich region. The nucleotide composition was 37.2% A, 33.8% T, 9.2% G, and 19.8% C (GC contents 29.0%). The phylogenetic tree indicated that N. miwai is a distinctive species within Nigidiini of Lucaninae.

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