Complete sequence and gene organization of the mitochondrial genome of Asio flammeus (Strigiformes, strigidae)

Abstract

The complete sequence of the mitochondrial genome was determined for Asio flammeus, which is distributed widely in geography. The length of the complete mitochondrial genome was 18,966 bp, containing 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and 1 non-coding region (D-loop). All the genes were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The D-loop of A. flammeus contained many tandem repeats of varying lengths and repeat numbers. The molecular-based phylogeny showed that our species acted as the sister group to A. capensis and the supported Asio was the monophyletic group.

• Asio flammeus
• mitochondrial genome
• phylogenetic analysis

Acknowledgements

The authors sincerely thank Ling Ding, Wenliang Zhou, Xing Kang, Mei Ding, Hui Wang, Yunhe Wu, and Zhaojie Peng for their assistance in this study.

Declaration of interest

This project was partially supported by the Foundation for Graduate Student Academic Innovation Research Project of Anhui University (yqh100143). The authors report that they have no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.