Complete mitochondrial genome of the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella)

• Published in: Mitochondrial DNA Part B
• Main Authors: Nagel, Rebecca, Forcada, Jaume, Hoffman, Joseph
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
• Subjects: Antarctic fur seal; Pinnipedia; Otariidae; Arctocephalus; mitogenome; ddc:570; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Antarctic Fur Seal; Arctocephalus gazella
• Online Access: https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-29376100; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2937610; https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/download/2937610/2937611

Nagel R, Forcada J, Hoffman J. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella). Mitochondrial DNA Part B . 2019;4(2):2936-2937. The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is an abundant Antarctic otariid. Here, we present the complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of this species, which includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and the control region for a total length of 16,156 bp. A phylogenetic analysis including all 25 publically available pinniped mitogenomes nested the Antarctic fur seal within the Otariid clade, which was clearly resolved from the Phocidae and Odobenidae.