Complete mitochondrial genome of sea peach Halocynthia aurantium (stolidobranchia: Pyuridae) from Korea

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA Part B
• Main Authors: Jong-Oh Kim, Seong Seok Choi, Yong Bae Seo, Jiyoung Shin, Ji-Young Yang, Gun-Do Kim
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2021
• Subjects: halocynthia aurantium; mitochondrion genome; phylogenetic analysis; pyuridae; Genetics; QH426-470; Bering Sea; Pacific
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1893618; https://doaj.org/article/3ecbc6936b7e465d8acdc60743d5ec55

Halocynthia aurantium (Stolidobranchia: Pyuridae) is a species of tunicate of commercial value that is commonly found in the northern Pacific Ocean and in the Bering Sea. Here, we determined the complete mitogenome of sea peach H. aurantium using 150 PE high-throughput sequencing. The assembled mitogenome is 14,979 bp in length (overall A + T contents 56.2%), and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 21 transfer RNAs, two ribosomal RNAs. Phylogenetic analysis of the mitogenome sequence of H. aurantium fully resolved it in a clade with H. roretzi. These data and results will be useful for future studies on the evolution of the Halocynthia and the Pyuridae.