The complete mitochondrial genome of the tube-nosed batMurina cyclotis(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in China

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of a male individual of Murina cyclotis from Guangxi province, China, was sequenced and analyzed. The genome is a circular molecule of 16,463 bp length, containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and a control region. Most of the genes were encoded on the H-strand, except for 8 tRNA and ND6 genes. Phylogenetic trees of the complete mitochondrial genome were constructed using RAxML. Our result suggests that M. cyclotis is closely related to M. leucogaster from Korea. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of M. cyclotis will be helpful for future taxonomic and phylogenetic studies on Murina.

The published complete mitochondrial genome of Eptesicus serotinus is a chimera of Vespertilio sinensis and Hypsugo alaschanicus (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

“…At the time of publication, only few bat mitogenomes had become available and even today this is still the only mitogenome purportedly of this species. As a result, KF111725 or NC_022474 have been re-used in at least 17 phylogenies (Hwang et al 2016;Locatelli et al 2016;Monadjem et al 2016;Qian et al 2016;Yu et al 2016;Zhang et al 2016;Jebb, Foley, Kerth, et al 2017;Jebb, Floey, Puechmaille, et al 2017;L opez-Wilchis et al 2017;Mata et al 2017;Shi et al 2017;Platt et al 2018;Huang et al 2019;Yue et al 2019;Tang et al 2020).…”