The complete chloroplast genome of an Antarctic moss Syntrichia filaris (Müll.Hal.) R.H. Zander

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA Part B
• Main Authors: Seok Cheol Kim, Mi Young Byun, Ji Hee Kim, Hyoungseok Lee
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019
• Subjects: antarctic; pottiales; chloroplast genome; syntrichia filaris; Genetics; QH426-470; Antarctic; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1627945; https://doaj.org/article/5500c60085cb4e819e8459b02ce0a341

Syntrichia filaris is one of the common mosses in the northern maritime Antarctic. In this study, we determined the complete chloroplast genome of S. filaris (GenBank accession number MK852705) to provide a genetic resource for phylogenetic study on Bryophytes. It is of 136,227 bp length, containing 8 ribosomal RNA (rRNA), 37 transfer RNA, and 85 protein-coding genes. The chloroplast genome structure and gene order were similar to other bryophytes. Phylogenetic tree based on combined amino acids sequences of 72 chloroplast genes common in S. filaris, 7 Bryophyta, 1 Anthocerotophyta, and 2 Marchantiophyta, was congruent with the traditional position of Pottiales in Bryophytes.