The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of an Endangered powerful owl (Ninox strenua). Issue 1 (1st January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sarker, Subir; Das, Shubhagata; Forwood, Jade; Helbig, Karla; Raidal, Shane R.
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 1:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 722
• Page End: 723
• Publication Date: 2016-01-01
• Subjects: Avian mtDNA -- mitogenome phylogeny -- family Strigidae -- Ninox strenua; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2016.1229588
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: In this paper, the complete mitochondrial genome of an Endangered Ninox strenua is sequenced and reported for the first time. The mitogenome of N. strenua is a circular molecule of 16, 206 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA, and a control region (D-loop). All the genes in N. strenua are distributed on the H-strand, except for the ND6 subunit gene and eight tRNA genes, which are encoded on the L-strand. Phylogenetic analysis using an available mitogenome of Strigidae family revealed a close evolutionary relationship of N. strenua with N. novaeseelandiae, a Tasmanian spotted owl found throughout the Australasia.