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Complete Mitochondrial Genome of Telmatogeton Sp. (diptera: Chironomidae) From the Caspian Sea Basin

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of Telmatogeton sp. (Diptera: Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) was sequenced using Illumina platform. The total length was 15652 bp which is one of the shortest mtDNA among chironomids. Circular mitochondrial genome keeps basic 13 protein-coding, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes and control region which were annotated for Telmatogeton sp. and deposed in GenBank. Raw reads were unevenly distributed along the mitochondrial DNA, decreasing significantly around the control region. A phylogeny revealed new position of Telmatogetoninae on the chironomids tree as sister to Chironominae + Orthocladiinae but support for this node was low. The origin of Telmatogeton sp. in the inland Caspian Sea basin may results of natural habitat in Ponto-Caspian basins or invasion from the Black Sea in 20th century.

Source: Far Eastern entomologist

DOI: 10.25221/fee.507.1

Authors: A. A. Semenchenko, E. S. Martynenko, N. A. Seliverstov

Institutions: Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Far Eastern Federal University

Language: English

Topic: Diptera species taxonomy and behavior

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Russian Science Foundation

Award: G8636328846