title: The mitochondrial genome of Pomacea maculata (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae).
abstract: The golden apple snail, Pomacea maculata Perry, 1810 (Gastropoda: Ampullariidae) is one of the most serious invasive alien species from the native range of South America. The mitochondrial genome of P. maculata (15 516 bp) consists of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, and 22 tRNAs) and a non-coding region with a 16 bp repeat unit. Most mitochondrial genes of P. maculata are distributed on the H-strand, except eight tRNA genes, which are encoded on the L-strand. A phylogenetic analysis showed that there was a close relationship between P. maculata and another invasive golden apple snail species, Pomacea canaliculata (Lamarck, 1822).
authors.affiliation: a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection & Quarantine, College of Life Science, China Jiliang University , Hangzhou , China .
authors.forename: Qianqian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection & Quarantine, College of Life Science, China Jiliang University , Hangzhou , China .
authors.forename: Suwen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China , and.
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: b Department of Entomology , China Agricultural University , Beijing , China , and.
authors.forename: Hu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: c Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky , Lexington , KY , USA.
authors.forename: Jinpeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection & Quarantine, College of Life Science, China Jiliang University , Hangzhou , China .
authors.forename: Guangfu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: a Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection & Quarantine, College of Life Science, China Jiliang University , Hangzhou , China .
authors.forename: Xiaoping
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049851:Gastropoda / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Golden apple snails; Pomacea maculata; mitogenome