The complete mitochondrial genome of Zosterops japonicas (Aves, Zosteropidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence of Zosterops japonicus was determined by shotgun sequencing. The total length of mitogenome is 17 809 bp, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 ribosome RNA genes and 2 control regions (CR). All the protein-coding genes in Z. japonicus were distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes which were encoded on the L-strand. The phylogenetic tree of Z. japonicus and 13 other species belonging to order Passeriformes was built. The DNA data presented here will be useful to study the evolutionary relationships and genetic diversity of Z. japonicus.

Keywords:

• Mitochondrial genome
• Zosteropidae
• Zosterops japonicus

Acknowledgements

We thank Dr. Song Huang (Huangshan University) for valuable comments on this manuscript. We also thank Shi-yang Weng and Jin Cheng (Huangshan University) for their help in collecting sample.

Declaration of interest

This project was funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions. The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.