title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the three-spot seahorse, Hippocampus trimaculatus (Teleostei, Syngnathidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the three-spot seahorse was sequenced using a polymerase chain reaction-based method. The total length of mitochondrial DNA is 16,535 bp and includes 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. The mitochondrial gene order of the three-spot seahorse also conforms to the distinctive vertebrate mitochondrial gene order. The base composition of the genome is A (32.7%), T (29.3%), C (23.4%), and G (14.6%) with an A + T-rich hallmark as that of other vertebrate mitochondrial genomes.
authors.affiliation: Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica , Taiwan , ROC.
authors.forename: Chia-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Kwang-Tsao
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Yeong-Shin
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Yun-Chih
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D011506:Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D011506:Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer