The complete mitochondrial genome of grey plover Pluvialis squatarola (Charadriiformes, charadriidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of grey plover Pluvialis squatarola was obtained by next-generation sequencing. The circular genome was 16,860 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. The overall nucleotide composition was A: 30.9%, T: 23.4%, C: 31.6%, G: 14.1%. Nine genes were encoded on the light strand, and the remaining 28 genes were encoded on the heavy strand. Most of the PCGs began with the ATG as the start codon, and four kinds of termination codons were used in this mitogenome. This study improves our understanding of the mitogenomic characteristics and its phylogenetic relationships within Charadriiformes.

Keywords:

• Pluvialis squatarola
• mitochondrial genome
• Charadriiformes

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Data availability statement

The data that support the findings of this study are openly available in National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/, reference number MT561267.

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Funding

The study was funded by the Independent Innovation Fund of Jiangsu Academy of Forestry [No. BM2018022] and the biodiversity investigation, observation and assessment program [2019-2023] of Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China.