The complete mitochondrial genome of a parthenogenetic ant Monomorium triviale (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Mitochondrial DNA Part B

Chin-Cheng Scotty Yang¹  Chih-Chi Lee²  Shigeto Dobata³  Naoto Idogawa⁴ 

[1] Department of Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, US;Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israe;Department of General Systems Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japa;Laboratory of Insect Ecology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japa;

关键词: Hymenoptera;    Formicidae;    thelytoky;    Monomorium;    mitogenome;   

DOI  :  10.1080/23802359.2021.1970632

来源: Taylor & Francis

【 摘 要 】

Monomorium is one of the most species-rich yet taxonomically problematic ant genus. An East Asian species, M. triviale Wheeler, W.M., 1906, is reproduced by obligate thelytokous parthenogenesis and performs strict reproductive division of labor. We sequenced the M. triviale mitogenome using next-generation sequencing methods. The circular mitogenome of M. triviale was 16,290 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNAs, and a single non-coding region of 568 bp. The base composition was AT-biased (82%). Gene order rearrangements were detected and likely to be unique to the genus Monomorium. We announce the M. triviale mitogenome as additional genomic resources for elucidating phylogenetic and taxonomic problems of Monomorium and comparative genomics of parthenogenetic ant species.

【 授权许可】

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