title: Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the hedgehog seahorse Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1933 (Gasterosteiformes:Syngnathidae).
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the hedgehog seahorse Hippocampus spinosissimus was first determined in this article. The total length of H. spinosissimus mitogenome is 16 527 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and 1 control region. The gene order and composition of H. spinosissimus were similar to those of most other vertebrates. The overall base composition of H. spinosissimus is 32.1% A, 30.3% T, 14.9% G and 22.7% C, with a slight A + T-rich feature (62.4%). Phylogenetic analyses based on complete mitochondrial genome sequence showed that H. spinosissimus has a close genetic relationship to H. ingens and H. kuda.
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Southwest Forestry University , Kunming , P. R. China and.|b Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Guangzhou , Guangdong , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shuaishuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Guangzhou , Guangdong , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a College of Life Science, Southwest Forestry University , Kunming , P. R. China and.
authors.forename: Changming
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: b Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-Resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Guangzhou , Guangdong , P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D020856:AT Rich Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Hippocampus spinosissimus; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny