title: The phylogenomic position of the grey nurse shark Carcharias taurus Rafinesque, 1810 (Lamniformes, Odontaspididae) inferred from the mitochondrial genome.
abstract: The complete mitochondrial genome of the grey nurse shark Carcharias taurus is described from 25 963 828 sequences obtained using Illumina NGS technology. Total length of the mitogenome is 16 715 bp, consisting of 2 rRNAs, 13 protein-coding regions, 22 tRNA and 2 non-coding regions thus updating the previously published mitogenome for this species. The phylogenomic reconstruction inferred from the mitogenome of 15 species of Lamniform and Carcharhiniform sharks supports the inclusion of C. taurus in a clade with the Lamnidae and Cetorhinidae. This complete mitogenome contributes to ongoing investigation into the monophyly of the Family Odontaspididae.
authors.affiliation: a Shark and Ray Research Group and.|b Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Queensland , Queensland , St Lucia , Australia.
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.affiliation: a Shark and Ray Research Group and.|b Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Queensland , Queensland , St Lucia , Australia.
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vargas-Caro
authors.affiliation: a Shark and Ray Research Group and.|b Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Queensland , Queensland , St Lucia , Australia.
authors.forename: Jennifer R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Ovenden
authors.affiliation: a Shark and Ray Research Group and.
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.affiliation: a Shark and Ray Research Group and.|b Molecular Fisheries Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, the University of Queensland , Queensland , St Lucia , Australia.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bustamante
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D017124:Conserved Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D023061:Gene Order / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA / Q000379:methods; D012754:Sharks / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial
keywords: Mitogenome; NGS; mtDNA; sand tiger shark; spotted ragged-tooth shark