Complete mitochondrial genome of the decomposer Ptecticus tenebrifer Walker, 1849 (Insecta: Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Gilsang Jeong; Areum Han; Hyejin Kang; Yeo Won Jeong; Seon Deok Jin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2184659

Complete mitochondrial genome of the decomposer Ptecticus tenebrifer Walker, 1849 (Insecta: Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Mar 10;8(3):375-378. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2184659. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Gilsang Jeong¹, Areum Han², Hyejin Kang², Yeo Won Jeong³, Seon Deok Jin⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Restoration Research, Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology, Youngyang-gun, Gyeongsanbuk-do, Republic of Korea.
² Ecological Observation Team on Climate Change, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Zoological Management, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Planning and Budget Dept., National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon-gun, Chungcheongnam-do, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Ptecticus tenebrifer (Walker, 1849), which is endemic in East Asia, plays a critical role in natural processing of organic waste. In this study, we found that the complete mitochondrial genome of P. tenebrifer is 15681 bp in length obtained from the MGIseq system (MGI) with 150 bp paired-end reads. As with typical animal mitochondrial genomes, it contains 13 protein coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes. The phylogenetic analysis was performed using the maximum likelihood method with a bootstrap value of 500 and the Tamura-Nei model and reveals the close relationship with P. aurifer.

Keywords: Ptecticus tenebrifer; mitochondrial genome; organic waste decomposition.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by The National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea [Grant No. NIE-B-2023-45, NIE-B-2021-02]