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The complete mitogenome of the winged argonaut Argonauta hians and its phylogenetic relationships in Octopoda

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The mitogenome of the winged argonaut Argonauta hians (Argonautidae) was decoded using next generation sequencing. The de novo assembled mitogenome consists of 16,130 bp, including 13 protein coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs and 22 transfer RNA genes. The gene arrangement is identical to the other available Octopodidae octopus sequences submitted to NCBI. The overall base composition of the A. hians mitogenome is 29.1% A, 6.9% C, 13.2% G and 40.9% T. The phylogenetic analysis of the A. hians mitogenome suggests an ancestral position in the order Octopoda, compared to species in the Amphioctopus, Cistopus and Octopus (Octopodidae) genera. The decoding of the A. hians mitogenome provides insight into the evolutionary history and rises the concern of conservation on this uncommon and ancestral Octopoda species.

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  1. Center for Research in Water Science and Technology, Tainan, Taiwan

    Yu-Wen Chiu

  2. National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Pingtung, Taiwan

    Chih-Wei Chang

  3. Graduate Institute of Marine Biology, National Dong Hwa University, Pingtung, Taiwan

    Chih-Wei Chang

  4. National Tainan First Senior High School, Tainan, Taiwan

    Hung-Du Lin

  5. Aquatic Technology Laboratories, Agricultural Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

    Kang-Ning Shen

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Chiu, YW., Chang, CW., Lin, HD. et al. The complete mitogenome of the winged argonaut Argonauta hians and its phylogenetic relationships in Octopoda. Conservation Genet Resour 10, 359–362 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0824-z

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