Abstract
The complete sequence (37,673 bp) of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the Saccharina sp. ye-G was determined using Illumina sequencing data. The genome contains 38 protein-coding genes (PCG), 3 ribosomal RNA (rRNA), 25 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes that are typical of Saccharina mtDNA. A phylogenetic analysis based on the mitochondrial genomes of brown algae indicated that Saccharina sp. ye-G and Saccharina longissima, Saccharina japonica are the most closely related species, which strongly supports their close phylogenetic affinity.
Declaration of interest
This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (41306179), Special Scientific Research Funds for Central Nonprofit Institutes, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institutes (20603022012004), a project from Science and Technology Commission of Qingdao Shinan District (2012-5-008-SW), Shandong Key Laboratory of Marine Ecological Restoration, Shandong Marine Fisheries Research Institute Grant (201213), Shandong Science and Technology plan project (2011GHY11528), the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program (863) of China (2012AA052103), National Natural Science Foundation of China (41176153,31200187), and Qingdao Municipal Science and Technology plan project (12-6-1-3-hy). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.