title: Complete mitochondrial genome of the great seahorse Hippocampus kelloggi Jordan & Snyder, 1901 (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae).
abstract: In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of great seahorse Hippocampus kelloggi (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae) has been amplified and sequenced employing the polymerase chain reaction-based method. The total length of mitochondrial DNA is 16 536 bp and includes 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. The mitochondrial gene arrangement of H. kelloggi was similar to that observed in most vertebrate creatures. The overall base composition of H. kelloggi is 32.19% for A, 23.68% for C, 29.30% for T, and 14.82% for G, with a slight AT bias of 61.49%. Phylogenetic analyses based on complete mitochondrial genome sequence showed that H. kelloggi has a close genetic relationship to H. reidi, H. ingens, and H. kuda.
authors.affiliation: a College of Pharmaceutical Science , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Rubin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: a College of Pharmaceutical Science , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Guanghui
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.affiliation: b The First Affiliated Hospital , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Yuqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: a College of Pharmaceutical Science , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: c College of Basic Medical Science , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Guangji
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D029941:Fish Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D010802:Phylogeny; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D029941:Fish Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Hippocampus kelloggi; mitochondrial genome; phylogeny analysis