1. Analysis of the complete organellar genomes of the rockweed Fucus spiralis (Fucaceae, Phaeophyceae) supports its infraspecific recognition as Fucus vesiculosus var. spiralis
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Alejandra Alvarez, Juan Anaya, Bibiana Arellano, Austin Bartlebaugh, Michael C. Capurro, Adriana Carrillo, Isaiah R. Chacon, Lizbeth Cordova, Bethany Corral, Melina DaSilva, Giselle Del Valle, Alexis Diaz, Isaac Diaz, Carlos Donate, Isabella Fusco, Brian Garcia, Janette Garcia, Christian Godoy, Victor Gonzalez, Megan Hertzog, Nicholas Horton, Jeffery R. Hughey, Eli R. Kallison, Rafael Lopez, Jennifer Martinez, Rene Martinez, Kianna Mendez, Marie Pacheco, Maria Ramirez, David M. Ramirez, Jennifer M. Rios, Franca Rossi, Jorge Rua, Alyssa Sanchez, Daniela Sanchez, Maria Sanchez, Karla Santos, Rosaura Sierra, Daniel Soto, Alicia Steinhardt, Jesus Tavarez, Mark Tupas, Rolando T. Valdez, Christian Vargas, Rudy Vargas, Frances L. Wong, Adrian Zamora, and Hartnell College Genomics Group
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california ,fucus spiralis ,fucus vesiculosus ,mitogenome ,plastid genome ,Genetics ,QH426-470 - Abstract
Fucus spiralis L. is a broadly distributed monoecious intertidal seaweed. The specific status of F. spiralis however is debatable. Here, we contribute to the bioinformatics and systematics of F. spiralis by analysing the complete mitochondrial and plastid genomes of a specimen from California, U.S.A. The F. spiralis mitogenome is 36,396 base pairs (bp) in length and contains 67 genes, and the plastid genome is 125,066 bp in length and contains 171 genes. The F. spiralis genomes are 99.7% and 99.8% similar in nucleotide sequence to F. vesiculosus, and support the revised classification of F. spiralis to Fucus vesiculosus var. spiralis.
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- 2018
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