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. 2021 Dec 10;7(1):49-50.
doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.2008838. eCollection 2022.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the plumed worm Diopatra cuprea (Annelida: Onuphidae)

Lauren E Hamilton  1 , Gabriel C Preston  1 , Jade B Wheeler  1 , Alexis M Janosik  1 , Viktoria E Bogantes  1
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the plumed worm Diopatra cuprea (Annelida: Onuphidae)

Lauren E Hamilton et al. Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. .

Abstract

In this study, we describe the complete mitochondrial genome of Diopatra cuprea (Bosc, 1802). The mitogenome was found to contain 14,990 base pairs (67.53% A + T content), with a total of 37 genes (13 protein coding, 22 transfer RNAs, and 2 ribosomal RNAs). This study also examined mitogenome phylogenetics relationships of closely related species and recovered that D. cuprea is closely related to eunicids. This work has added to the genetic resources for furthering evolutionary studies of Annelida.

Keywords: Gulf of Mexico; evolution; mtDNA; phylogenetics.

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Conflict of interest statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Maximum likelihood tree showing the phylogenetic relationship of Diopatra cuprea based on the full mitochondrial genomes of six other worm species, with Orbinia latreillii as the outgroup. Bootstrap values are indicated at the nodes.
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