The mitochondrial genome of Octostruma stenognatha and its phylogenetic implications

The mitochondrial genome of Octostruma stenognatha and its phylogenetic implications

New sequencing technologies are providing a large-scale proliferation of sequence data, including complete mitochondrial genomes as a side effect of target capture methods. In this study, we use massively parallel sequencing to provide the nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the ant Octostruma s...

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Published in:Insectes sociaux Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 149 - 154
Main Authors: Ströher, P. R., Zarza, E., Tsai, W. L. E., McCormack, J. E., Feitosa, R. M., Pie, M. R.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-02-2017
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Biological evolution
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Entomology
Gene sequencing
Genomes
Life Sciences
Mitochondria
Phylogeny
Research Article
Systematics
Velocity
Formicidae
Ants
Ultraconserved elements
Mitogenome
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Summary:New sequencing technologies are providing a large-scale proliferation of sequence data, including complete mitochondrial genomes as a side effect of target capture methods. In this study, we use massively parallel sequencing to provide the nearly complete mitochondrial genome of the ant Octostruma stenognatha . The annotation of the genome revealed an interesting pattern that agrees with a recent deep reorganization in the systematics within the Formicidae family. This is the first mitogenome for the genus in a lineage, where the scarcity of mitochondrial information has restricted our understanding of its evolutionary history. This is a valuable example of the power and velocity with which products from new sequencing technologies can increase our capacity to understand evolutionary biology, especially in non-model species.
ISSN:0020-1812
1420-9098
DOI:10.1007/s00040-016-0525-8