Mitochondrial genome of a flashwing demoiselle, Vestalis melania from the Philippine Archipelago. (3rd September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chen, Ming-Yu; Chaw, Shu-Miaw; Wang, Jo-Fan; Villanueva, Reagan Joseph T.; Nuñeza, Olga M.; Lin, Chung-Ping
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 26:Number 5(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 720
• Page End: 721
• Publication Date: 2015-09-03
• Subjects: Calopterygidae -- damselfly -- inter-genic spacer -- Odonata -- synapomorphy -- Zygoptera; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; Mitochondrial DNA -- Abnormalities -- Periodicals; Nucleotide sequence -- Periodicals; Gene mapping -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.845757
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1940-1736

Abstract

Abstract: This study determined the first complete mitochondrial genome of a demoiselle, Vestalis melania (Odonata, Zygoptera, Calopterygidae) using long-range PCR and a primer walking approach. This mitogenome is 16, 685 bp long and contains the entire set of 37 genes and an A + T-rich control region typically found in insects. Presently, this mitogenome is the largest mitogenome of all available odonates, mainly because of its long A + T-rich region (2036 bp). The gene arrangement of the V. melania mitogenome is identical to that of other known odonates. The inter-genic spacer s5 shared by the Anisoptera is absent in V. melania, which supports the view that the absence of the s5 spacer is a synapomorphy of the Zygoptera.