The complete mitochondrial genome of Halocosa hatanensis (Araneae: Lycosidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a desert wolf spider, Halocosa hatanensis (Lycosidae) was reported. The circular molecule is 14,257 base pairs (bp) in length and consisted of 77.8% AT nucleotides, containing two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 1 control region, and 1 AT-rich region. The length of 13 PCGs is 10,782 bp in total, encoding 3638 amino acids. The phylogenetic analyses upon mitogenomes proves its relatively basal position within Lycosidae. It would provide further evolutionary research data for the wolf spider family Lycosidae.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Pardosa pusiola (Araneae, Lycosidae) and its phylogenetic implications

“…1). This gene set is common in the mitogenomes of spiders (Chen et al 2020; Zhu et al 2019). The mitochondrial sequence of P. pusiola has been deposited in the NCBI database with the accession number ON118383.1.…”

“…Spiders belonging to the family Lycosidae, also known as wolf spiders, are well‐known as important predators in terrestrial habitats (Piacentini & Ramírez 2019; Xiao et al 2016). This family is the fifth richest within the order Araneae, comprising 2431 species worldwide (Chen et al 2020). Wolf spiders are widely used as model organisms in ecological and behavioral research due to their characteristics of broad diversity, wide distribution, high local abundance, and conspicuous synapomorphies (Murphy et al 2006; Scheffer et al 1996).…”