title: Complete mitochondrial genome of leaf coral Pavona decussata (Scleractinia, Agariciidae).
abstract: The leaf coral Pavona decussate is a wide-spread shallow-water species of genus Pavona within Agariciidae. In our study, the entire mitochondrial nucleotide sequence of P. decussate was determined. The sequence was 18,378 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes (small and large mitochondrial ribosomal RNA) and 2 transfer RNA genes (tRNA(Met) and tRNA(Trp)). The overall base composition of the mitogenome was 23.8% A, 35.4% T, 25.4% G, and 15.4% C, with a high AT content of 59.3%, which is typical for invertebrate mtDNA. It shared 97.9%, 96.2% and 89.3% mitogenome sequence with P. clavus, Agaricia humilis and Astreopora myriophthalma, respectively.
authors: a Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology , Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration , Xiamen , P.R. China and.
authors: Xiaofeng
authors: X
authors: Shi
authors: a Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology , Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration , Xiamen , P.R. China and.
authors: Rongcheng
authors: R
authors: Lin
authors: a Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology , Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration , Xiamen , P.R. China and.
authors: Xinqing
authors: X
authors: Zheng
authors: b Guangxi Academy of Oceanography , Nanning , P.R. China.
authors: Xinming
authors: X
authors: Liu
authors: a Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology , Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration , Xiamen , P.R. China and.
authors: Wentao
authors: W
authors: Niu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D001482:Base Composition; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Genetics; Pavona decussata; mitogenome; scleractinian