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Mitogenome Announcement

The complete mitochondrial genome of the Korean endemic earthworm Amynthas deogyusanensis (Clitellata: Megascolecidae)

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Pages 107-109 | Received 01 Aug 2022, Accepted 20 Dec 2022, Published online: 08 Jan 2023
 

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.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education under Grant Number [NRF-2019R1I1A3A01060987] and the Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry (IPET) through Crop Viruses and Pests Response Industry Technology Development Program, funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) [Project No. 320043-05].