title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Temnopleurus hardwickii (Camarodonta: Temnopleuridae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of Temnopleurus hardwickii was sequenced using long-PCR and primer walking methods. The complete mitochondrial genome is a 15,696 bp circular molecule which contains 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, 13 protein-coding genes as well as a non-coding control region as in other urchin. The genome was composed of 32.9% A, 29.3% T, 21.4% C and 16.4% G, showing a slight AT bias (62.3%). The control region is 156 bp. Twelve of the 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes use ATG as their start codon while the ATP8 gene starts with GTG. All the 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes use TAG or TAA as their complete stop codon.
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China , QingDao , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Wanying
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China , QingDao , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chenglong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China , QingDao , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guyuan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a Institute of Evolution and Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China , QingDao , People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zeng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D023061:Gene Order; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D059646:Genome Size; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D018388:Codon, Terminator
keywords: Echinoidea; Temnopleurus hardwickii; mitochondrial genome; sea urchin