title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Spinetail Devilray, Mobula japanica.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of a widely distributed pelagic ray, the Spinetail Devilray (Mobula japanica), consists of 18,880 bp with high A+T and low G content. Gene configuration and length is similar to other vertebrates and comprises 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNAs genes (12S and 16S rRNA), 22 tRNAs genes, and 1 major non-coding sequence, the control region. A remarkable feature in the mitochondrial genome of M. japanica is three tandemly repeated areas in the control region, together comprising a length of almost 1500 bp, making this to our knowledge the longest elasmobranch mitochondrial genome published so far.
authors.affiliation: Department of Marine Benthic Ecology and Evolution, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, Centre for Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands. M.Poortvliet@rug.nl
authors.forename: Marloes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poortvliet
authors.forename: Galice
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hoarau
mesh_terms: D020856:AT Rich Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012860:Skates, Fish / Q000235:genetics*; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D029941:Fish Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer