Mitochondrial Genomes of Three Melampus Species (Ellobiidae; Gastropoda)
ABSTRACT Melampus bidentatus was recently divided into three genetically divergent cryptic species: Melampus bidentatus, Melampus jaumei, and Melampus gundlachi. We have assembled and annotated a mitochondrial genome for each of these species. Comparisons with other taxa showed that these three spec...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2025-04-01
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| Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71282 |
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Melampus bidentatus was recently divided into three genetically divergent cryptic species: Melampus bidentatus, Melampus jaumei, and Melampus gundlachi. We have assembled and annotated a mitochondrial genome for each of these species. Comparisons with other taxa showed that these three species possess a gene order that is distinct from the conserved gene order found in the six (out of nine available) Ellobiid genera. Among the species with a derived gene order, mean nucleotide divergence over all genes was on average 1.57× higher than among mitogenomes with the conserved gene order. This suggests varying evolutionary rates of mitochondrial genes in this family. |
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| ISSN: | 2045-7758 |