title: Mitogenomics reveals two subspecies in Coelomactra antiquata (Mollusca: Bivalvia).
abstract: The mitochondrial genome sequence of Coelomactra antiquata (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Zhangzhou (zz-mtDNA) was fully sequenced and compared with that in Rizhao (rz-mtDNA) in this study. A tRNA (tRNA (Met) ) located between tRNA (Ala) and cox1 genes was identified in zz-mtDNA but not in rz-mtDNA. The largest non-coding region (NCR; MNR) contained 11 copies 99nt tandem repeat sequences exclusively in rz-mtDNA, while the second largest NCR with 400 bp between tRNA (Ala) and tRNA (Met) in zz-mtDNA was absent in rz-mtDNA. Secondary structures of ZZ and RZ C. antiquata rRNAs are significantly different. The mitochondrial genomic characteristics clearly indicate that there are at least two subspecies in C. antiquata.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology of Jiangsu Province, College of Marine Science, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, PR China. mxp2002@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xueping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: Nana
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Mei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Meng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jue
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Hanliang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Binlun
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Zhiguo
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D008974:Mollusca / Q000235:genetics*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial