Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the tiny dragonfly, Nannophya pygmaea (Odonata: Libellulidae)

  • Su Yeon Jeong
  • Min Jee Kim
  • Ah Rha Wang
  • Sung-Soo Kim
  • Junghwa An
  • Iksoo Kim
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Abstract

The tiny dragonfly, Nannophya pygmaea (Odonata: Libellulidae), has been listed as an endangered insect in South Korea. We sequenced the complete 15,112-bp-long mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the species. The genome included a typical set of genes (13 protein-coding genes [PCGs], two rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one non-coding region with an arrangement identical to that found in most insects. Among the 13 PCGs, only ND1 started with the atypical TTG. The 441-bp-long A+T-rich region possessed the highest A/T content (84.6%) in the genome. N. pygmaea was placed as the sister to Orthetrum species belonging to Libellulidae. Unlike conventional phylogenetic results, the suborders Anisozygoptera and Zygoptera formed a strong sister group in both Bayesian inference (BI) and maximum likelihood (ML) methods (BI, BPP = 1 and ML, 88–94%), justifying the use of different types of molecular markers for phylogenetic analysis.

Keywords

Mitochondrial genome Odonata Nannophya pygmaea Endangered species Phylogeny 
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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR201603103).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life SciencesChonnam National UniversityGwangjuRepublic of Korea
  2. 2.Research Institute for East Asian Environment and BiologySeoulRepublic of Korea
  3. 3.Animal Resources DivisionNational Institute of Biological ResourcesIncheonRepublic of Korea

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