title: The mitochondrial genome of the deep-sea glass sponge Lophophysema eversa (Porifera, Hexacinellida, Hyalonematidae).
abstract: We reported a nearly complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) from the glass sponge Lophophysema eversa, the second mitogenome in the order Amphidiscosida and the ninth in the class Hexactinellida. It is 20,651 base pairs in length and contains 39 genes including 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA subunit genes and 24 tRNA genes. The gene content and order of L. eversa are identical to those of Tabachnickia sp., the other species with a sequenced mitogenome in Amphidiscosida, except with two additional tRNAs and three tRNA translocations. The cob gene has a +1 translational frameshift. These results will contribute to a better understanding of the phylogeny of glass sponges.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Hong Kong Baptist University , Hong Kong , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Yanjie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Hong Kong Baptist University , Hong Kong , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: b Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Qingdao , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xinzheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Hong Kong Baptist University , Hong Kong , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Jian-Wen
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Qiu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D023061:Gene Order; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics; D011161:Porifera / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Mitogenome; Porifera; South China Sea; sponge