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The humped rockcod, Gobionotothen gibberifrons, is an Antarctic fish of the genus Gobionotothen in the family Nototheniidae and order Perciformes. To date, little biological information has been recorded about the genus Gobionotothen. Here, we report the first complete mitogenome of the genus Gobionotothen. The mitochondrial genome of G. gibberifrons is 18,631 bp in length, comprising 13 protein-coding genes, 24 tRNA genes (trnP-UGG and trnT-UGU were duplicated), 2 rRNA genes, and non-coding control regions. The base composition was 53.74% for A + T and 46.26% for G + C. This new mitochondrial genome of G. gibberifrons provides basic information for further phylogenetic analysis, suggesting the necessity to exploit a variety of newly discovered mitogenome sequences to infer inconclusive evolutionary relationships in Antarctic fishes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ciliates are a diverse species group of the Protozoa, and nuclear and mitochondrial genes have been utilized to discover new species and discriminate closely related species. The mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) gene has been used to discriminate metazoan species and has also been applied for some groups in the phylum Ciliophora. However, it is difficult to produce a universal primer as a standard barcode, because unlike metazoans, mitochondrial DNA sequences of ciliates are long and highly variable. Therefore, to design the new primer set, we sequenced the mitochondrial genomes of two pseudokeronopsids in the class Spirotrichea using next-generation sequencing technology (HiSeq™ 2000). Based on putative CO1 gene fragments of the pseudokeronopsids, we designed the new primer set and successfully sequenced the CO1 of 69 populations representing 47 species (five orders, 14 families, and 27 genera). We found that CO1 showed higher resolution for separating congeneric species than did nuclear SSU rRNA gene sequences, and we identified some putative cryptic species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two new species of Bakuella, B. ( B.) incheonensis n. sp. and B. ( Pseudobakuella) litoralis n. sp., were discovered in brackish water near Aamdo Shore Park, Incheon, South Korea. We conducted a morphological study based on live observations and protargol-impregnated specimens, and a molecular analysis using nuclear SSU rRNA gene sequences. Bakuella ( B.) incheonensis is diagnosed by: body size 70-105 × 20-40 μm in vivo, 21-25 adoral membranelles, three or four frontoterminal cirri, midventral complex composed of 7-10 midventral pairs with one or two rows and terminating at about 62% of body length, 20-28 left and 25-32 right marginal cirri, 58-87 macronuclear nodules, and yellowish cortical granules. Bakuella ( Pseudobakuella) litoralis is diagnosed by: body size 90-125 × 30-40 μm in vivo, 25-33 adoral membranelles, 3-5 buccal cirri, midventral complex composed 10-15 midventral pairs with one or two rows and terminated at 70% of body length, one or two pretransverse cirri, 3-6 transverse cirri, 26-39 left and 29-47 right marginal cirri, 49-84 macronuclear nodules, and two types of cortical granules. Molecular phylogeny using SSU rRNA gene sequences shows a nonmonophyletic relationship among Bakuella species and emphasizes the need for further morphogenetic studies of this genus and other related hypotrichs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, we determined the complete chloroplast (cp) genomes from two varieties ofCannabis sativa. The genome sizes were 153,848 bp (the Korean non-drug variety, Cheungsam) and 153,854 bp (the African variety, Yoruba Nigeria). The genome structures were identical with 131 individual genes [86 protein-coding genes (PCGs), eight rRNA, and 37 tRNA genes]. Further, except for the presence of an intron in therps3genes of twoC. sativavarieties, the cp genomes ofC. sativahad conservative features similar to that of all known species in the order Rosales. To verify the position ofC. sativawithin the order Rosales, we conducted phylogenetic analysis by using concatenated sequences of all PCGs from 17 complete cp genomes. The resulting tree strongly supported monophyly of Rosales. Further, the family Cannabaceae, represented byC. sativa, showed close relationship with the family Moraceae. The phylogenetic relationship outlined in our study is well congruent with those previously shown for the order Rosales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The complete mitochondrial genome of Eaton's skate Bathyraja eatonii was studied using the long-read technology, PacBio Sequel System. The complete mitochondrial genome form of B. eatonii was 16,698 bp and it's comprised of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA and 2 rRNA. The base composition of B. eatonii is analyzed 31.94% for A, 33.94% for T, 13.49% for G, 20.64% for C, the result of GC content was 33.94%. Phylogenetic analysis showed that B. eatonii was closely related to Bathyraja meridionalis in Arhynchobatidae family, and this first mitochondrial genome of Antarctic skate would provide fundamental information to the evolutional relationship of Antarctic fishes [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]