title: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Erpobdella octoculata (Hirudinea: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdellidae).
abstract: Erpobdella octoculata (Linnaeus, 1758; Hirudinea: Arhynchobdellida: Erpobdellidae) is a very common and morphologically variable macrophagous predators of aquatic invertebrates. Here we determined the complete mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence of this species, as the first representative of the suborder Erpobdelliformes. This genome is 14,407 bp in length with an A + T content of 71.55%, containing 37 typical animal mitochondrial genes and a non-coding region (NCR). It has high AT content and the same gene arrangement pattern as those of typical annelids. The complete mtDNA sequence of E. octoculata provides useful genetic markers for identification, ecological and evolutionary studies of leeches.
authors.affiliation: a Hubei Institute for Food and Drug Control , Wuhan , P.R. China and.|b College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hubei Chinese Medical University , Wuhan , Hubei Province , P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yun-Ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a Hubei Institute for Food and Drug Control , Wuhan , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D007865:Leeches / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D000073336:Whole Genome Sequencing
chemical_list: D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Complete mitochondrial genome; Erpobdella octoculata; leeches