title: The F type mitochondrial genome of the scorched mussel: Brachidontes exustus, (Mytiloida, Mytilidae).
abstract: The nominal species Brachidontes exustus (Linnaeus, 1758) is a cryptic complex. Long polymerase chain reactions and direct sequencing by primer walking was used to determine the complete F type mitochondrial genome of the Gulf of Mexico clade. The genome is 16,600 bp long and contains a single large unassigned presumptive control region, 13 protein-coding genes, 23 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes, all coded for on the heavy chain. As in many other bivalves, there is the addition of tRNA-Met(AUA). The gene order is different from all other mitogenomes known for the family. The B. exustus mitogenome will contribute to a better understanding of the evolutionary history and phylogenetic relationships of the Mytilidae.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Kyle F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Anders W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Brambert
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Ferhati
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Chelsea A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Karson
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Uroosa
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Nafasat
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Jessica K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Wadleigh
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biology , Elmhurst College , Elmhurst , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Amanda H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D005075:Biological Evolution; D023061:Gene Order; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000235:genetics*; D049879:Mytilidae / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
keywords: Bivalvia; marine mussel; mitogenome