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Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome for the Euphractus sexcinctus flavimanus (Mammalia, Xenarthra) subspecies

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We are reporting the complete mitochondrial genome for the Euphractus sexcinctus flavimanus, a subspecies from South America, who is also known as yellow armadillo and six-banded armadillo. The de novo short read assembly was obtained from a west-central Brazil specimen. A typical mammalian mitogenome, containing 37 genes and one non-coding region (D-loop) was found. The total length was 16,805 base pairs and differences were observed among the E. s. flavimanus mitogenome described here and that previously reported for an E. sexcinctus unknown subspecies. Such difference was mainly due to the variation in the non-coding region. The complete mitochondrial genome described for the E. s. flavimanus is an important data source for comparative approaches, including genetic diversity studies among armadillo species and subspecies.

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The authors are very grateful to the Giant Armadillo Project for providing the tissue sample, and Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the financial support.

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  1. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13.595-905, Brazil

    Eliana Paviotti-Fischer, Karla Chávez-Congrains, Patrícia Domingues de Freitas & Pedro M. Galetti Jr.

  2. Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS, UK

    Arnaud Léonard Jean Desbiez

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Paviotti-Fischer, E., Chávez-Congrains, K., Desbiez, A.L.J. et al. Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome for the Euphractus sexcinctus flavimanus (Mammalia, Xenarthra) subspecies. Conservation Genet Resour 8, 247–249 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-016-0545-8

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