Complete mitochondrial genome of the agarophyte red alga Gelidium vagum (Gelidiales)

Abstract

We describe the first complete mitochondrial genome of Gelidium vagum (Gelidiales) (24,901 bp, 30.4% GC content), an agar-producing red alga. The circular mitochondrial genome contains 43 genes, including 23 protein-coding, 18 tRNA and 2 rRNA genes. All the protein-coding genes have a typical ATG start codon. No introns were found. Two genes, secY and rps12, were overlapped by 41 bp.

• Complete mitochondrial genome
• Florideophyceae
• Gelidiales
• Gelidium vagum
• rhodophyta

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr JuYun Bae and Dr Joon Park (Life Technologies) for technical support.