The complete mitochondrial genome of drywood termite, Incisitermes minor (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae)

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources Vol. 3; no. 1; pp. 324 - 325
• Main Authors: Liao, Yiyuan, Chen, Haihong, Lu, Shengli, Xie, Yongjian, Zhang, Dayu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 09-03-2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis Group
• Subjects: Genomes; Incisitermes minor; Isoptera; Kalotermitidae; Mitochondria; mitochondrial genome; Mitogenome Announcement; Non-coding RNA; Phylogeny; rRNA; Transfer RNA; tRNA; mitochondrial genome; Incisitermes minor; Isoptera
• ISSN: 2380-2359; 2380-2359
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2017.1422397

The complete mitochondrial genome of drywood termite, Incisitermes minor, is reported in this study. The circular mitogenome has a length of 15,970 bp and encodes 37 genes including 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), two ribosomal RNA (rRNA), and a non-coding control region (D-loop). The percentage of A and T (65.44%) within this mitogenome is much higher than that of G and C (34.56%). The phylogenetic tree revealed that mitogenomes of Kalotermitidae formed one clade. The tree also revealed that I. minor was closest to Cryptotermes secundus, and was a sister group to Neotermes. I. minor is a only species in which mitogenome has been completed so far among the Incisitermes termite. The data provide resource for ecological and evolution analysis within termites especially Kalotermitidae.