title: Sequencing and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Hippocampus spinosissimus Weber, 1913 (Gasterosteiformes: Syngnathidae).
abstract: abtract The complete mitochondrial genome of the Hedgehog Seahorse (Hippocampus spinosissimus) is 16 530 bp in length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and a control region. The gene organization of H. spinosissimus was similar to that observed in most vertebrate creatures. All protein-coding genes use the typical initiation codon ATG, except for COX1 that uses GTG. The overall base composition of H. spinosissimus is 32.2% for A, 22.72% for C, 30.19% for T, and 14.89% for G, with a slight AT bias of 62.39%. Hippocampus spinosissimus showed a closer genetic relationship with H. kelloggi according to the phylogenetic analysis.
authors.affiliation: a The First Affiliated Hospital , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.|b Engineering Research Center of Marine Biological Resource Comprehensive Utilization , Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration , Xiamen , PR China.
authors.forename: Zhaokai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a The First Affiliated Hospital , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Yuqing
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.affiliation: c College of Pharmaceutical Science , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Rubin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: c College of Pharmaceutical Science , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Zhen
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a The First Affiliated Hospital , Zhejiang Chinese Medical University , Hangzhou , PR China.
authors.forename: Zhe
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: d 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; D018387:Codon, Initiator / Q000235:genetics; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D010802:Phylogeny; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D018387:Codon, Initiator; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Hippocampus spinosissimus; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeny analysis