The complete mitochondrial genome of Dendrophyllia minuscula (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) from the NEOM region of the Northern Red Sea
Terraneo, T.I.; Arrigoni, R.; Marchese, F.; Chimienti, G.; Eweida, A.A.; Rodrigue, M.; Benzoni, F. (2022). The complete mitochondrial genome of Dendrophyllia minuscula (Cnidaria: Scleractinia) from the NEOM region of the Northern Red Sea. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources 7(5): 848-850. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2022.2074803
In: Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. Taylor & Francis Group: London. e-ISSN 2380-2359, more
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| Keywords |
Dendrophyllia minuscula Bourne, 1905 [WoRMS]; Dendrophylliidae Gray, 1847 [WoRMS]
Marine/Coastal |
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Dendrophylliidae, mesophotic coral ecosystems, mitogenome, NGS, RAD sequencing |
| Authors | | Top |
- Terraneo, T.I.
- Arrigoni, R.
- Marchese, F.
- Chimienti, G.
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- Eweida, A.A.
- Rodrigue, M.
- Benzoni, F.
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| Abstract |
The scleractinian coral family Dendrophylliidae is a major component of shallow and deep-water coral ecosystems worldwide, but our knowledge on the evolutionary history of the family remains scarce. Here, we used ezRAD coupled with Illumina sequencing technology and reconstructed the complete mitochondrial genome of Dendrophyllia minuscula (GenBank accession number OL634845), from mesophotic depths in the Red Sea NEOM area. The mitochondrial genome of D. minuscula consisted of 19,054 bp, organized in 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 2 tRNA genes, in agreement with the Scleractinia typical mitogenome organization. This complete mitochondrial genome contributes toward a better knowledge of mesophotic and deep-water coral diversity and evolutionary history. |
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