title: The complete mitochondrial genome of Acropora aculeus (cnidaria, scleractinia, acroporidae).
abstract: The mitochondrial genome is typically a single circular chromosome in eukaryotes. In the present study, the sequenced mitochondrial genome of Acropora aculeus was of 18 532 bp in length, and encoded thirteen typical protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and two transfer RNA genes. All genes except trnM, rrnL, trnW, atp8, and cox2 were engulfed by the large intron of the nad5 gene. A unique initiation codon TTG presented in the nad3 gene. In the phylogenic tree, the tree length of genus Montipora/Astreopora was longest among all genus pairwise comparisons in the family Acroporidae, and it was also longer than the tree length of A. aculeus/other species. These results suggested that the mitochondrial genome evolution of genus Astreopora could be fastest in the family Acroporidae.
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Hainan University , Haikou , Hainan , China.
authors.forename: Yidan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Hainan University , Haikou , Hainan , China.
authors.forename: Xiaopeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Hainan University , Haikou , Hainan , China.
authors.forename: Zhi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: a College of Ocean, Hainan University , Haikou , Hainan , China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D037421:Anthozoa / Q000235:genetics*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Acropora aculeus; coral; genome organization; mitochondrial genome