Sequence and organization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the marsh tit Poecile palustris (Aves: Paridae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of the marsh tit Poecile palustris (Linnaeus, 1758) was sequenced using a combined Illumina and Sanger sequencing approach. Using the known sequence of Poecile atricapillus Linnaeus, 1766 (Paridae) homologous NGS reads were identified and assembled. The genome is 16,824 bp in length and includes 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a control region. Gene order resembles that of the standard avian gene order. The base composition of the genome is A (29.15%), T (22.50%), C (33.61%) and G (14.73%). The control region between tRNA^Glu and tRNA^Phe is composed of 1240 bp with no obvious repetitive motifs.

• Marsh tit
• mitochondrial genome
• paridae
• Poecile atricapillus
• Poecile palustris

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Richard Pywell for supporting this study and for Scot E. Dowd for providing the Illumina sequencing dataset.

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.

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Figure S1. Mitochondrial genome coverage.