title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the basking shark Cetorhinus maximus (Chondrichthyes, Cetorhinidae).
abstract: The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the world's second largest fish and the subject of strong conservation concern. Minimal genetic assessment exists for this globally distributed but regionally endangered species. We describe the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of C. maximus, obtained via polymerase chain reaction-based Sanger sequencing. The total length of the mitogenome is 16,670 bp and consists of 2 rRNAs, 22 tRNAs and 13 protein-coding genes. The base composition has an A + T bias (63.6%), as is often seen in other sharks. Gene order is equivalent to that found in most vertebrates.
authors.affiliation: a Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute, Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University , Dania Beach , FL , USA and.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hester
authors.affiliation: a Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute, Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University , Dania Beach , FL , USA and.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atwater
authors.affiliation: a Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute, Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University , Dania Beach , FL , USA and.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.affiliation: b National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd , Wellington , New Zealand.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Francis
authors.affiliation: a Save Our Seas Shark Research Center and Guy Harvey Research Institute, Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University , Dania Beach , FL , USA and.
authors.forename: Mahmood S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Shivji
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D056727:Endangered Species; D023061:Gene Order; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012754:Sharks / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: Cetorhinus maximus; elasmobranch; endangered shark; mitogenome