The complete mitochondrial genome of the pulmonate snail Melampus sincaporensis (Gastropoda: ellobiidae) from South Korea
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The pulmonate snail Melampus sincaporensis L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (Gastropoda: Ellobiidae) lives in extreme environments such as salt marshes with limited oxygen. Here, we characterized the complete mitochondrial genome of M. sincaporensis from South Korea. It is 14,962 bp in length and includes 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two genes, 21 tRNA genes lacking one tRNA-Ser, and two A + T rich regions. Among these 36 genes, 24 were encoded on the heavy strand and 12 on the light strand. A maximum likelihood tree constructed using nucleotide sequences of the 13 PCGs did not support the monophyly of Ellobiidae. This study could provide useful information for exploring phylogenetic relationships among ellobiids and their related species.
Source: Mitochondrial DNA Part B
Institution: Kyungpook National University
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404416046