Comparison of mitochondrial genome sequences of pangolins (Mammalia, Pholidota).
The complete mitochondrial genome was sequenced for three species of pangolins, Manis javanica, Phataginus tricuspis, and Smutsia temminckii, and comparisons were made with two other species, Manis pentadactyla and Phataginus tetradactyla. The genome of Manidae contains the 37 genes found in a typical mammalian genome, and the structure of the control region is highly conserved among species. In Manis, the overall base composition differs from that found in African genera. Phylogenetic analyses support the monophyly of the genera Manis, Phataginus, and Smutsia, as well as the basal division between Maninae and Smutsiinae. Comparisons with GenBank sequences reveal that the reference genomes of M. pentadactyla and P. tetradactyla (accession numbers NC_016008 and NC_004027) were sequenced from misidentified taxa, and that a new species of tree pangolin should be described in Gabon.
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris-6, 4, place Jussieu, 75005 Paris, France; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, ISYEB UMR 7205, CP51, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France; Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, UMS 2700, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: hassanin@mnhn.fr.
Alexandre
A
Hassanin
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, ISYEB UMR 7205, CP51, 57, rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France.
Jean-Pierre
JP
Hugot
Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Bettine Jansen
BJ
van Vuuren
D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008322:Mammals / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D013045:Species Specificity
D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
Africa; Cryptic species; Manidae; Phylogeny; Taxonomic misidentification; mtDNA