The complete mitochondrial genome of epitokous Nereis species (Phyllodocida, Nereididae) from Dok-do, Korea

Abstract

The mitogenome sequence of the epitokous Nereis species (Phyllodocida, Nereididae) was determined first in the genus Nereis. The complete mitogenome is 15,667 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNAs and a control region, and their gene order and structure is identical to those of other nereidid species. The mitogenome consists of 33.5% A, 20.0% C, 13.3% G, 33.1% T, showing a high content of A + T similar to the other phyllodocid polychaetes. These results will be useful for inferring the phylogenetic relationships among the members of Nereididae within the phyllodocids.

Keywords:

• Complete mitogenome; Nereis
• nereididae
• polychaete

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The authors declare that they do not have any conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

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Funding

This work was supported by the grants of National Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea (2017M00800).