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Abstract
The Korean endemic earthworm Amynthas deogyusanensis Hong and James, 2001 (Clitellata: Megascolecidae) is found in the forest area of Deogyu Mountain, South Korea. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of A. deogyusanensis was sequenced, assembled, and annotated. The mitogenome of A. deogyusanensis is a circular DNA molecule, consisting of 15,257 bp with an A + T content of 67.9%. It contains 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and one non-coding region (control region). Phylogenetic analysis suggested that the family Megascolecidae is a monophyletic group with full support, whereas the genus Amynthas is non-monophyletic with the genera Metaphire and Duplodicodrilus.
Ethical approval
The samples used in this study are earthworms that are not included in the list of protected animals, and hence, the ethical statement is not applicable.
Author contributions
Conceptualization, Y.H.; methodology, J.C.K. and Y.H.; data analysis, J.C.K.; investigation, J.C.K.; resources, Y.H.; data curation, J.C.K. and Y.H.; original draft preparation, Y.H. and J.C.K.; review and editing, Y.H.; project administration, Y.H.; funding acquisition, Y.H. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Disclosure statement
The authors report there are no competing interests to declare.
Data availability statement
The genome sequence data that support the findings of this study are openly available in GenBank of NCBI at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/OK558822, under the accession no. OK558822. The associated BioProject, SRA, and Bio-Sample numbers are PRJNA769829, SRR16507334, and SAMN22374388, respectively.