Journal article
Mitochondrial genome reorganization characterizes various lineages of mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Parasitiformes)
Zoologica Scripta, Vol.48(5), pp.679-689
2019
Abstract
Mesostigmata is an extremely diverse group of mites with more than 11,000 described species in 109 families. The complete mitochondrial (mt) genomes of five species of mesostigmatid mites from three families (Varroidae, Ologamasidae, Phytoseiidae) have been reported previously; all of them are rearranged or highly rearranged in gene order. However, it is unclear when mt genome reorganization occurred and how common it is in mesostigmatid mites. We sequenced the mt genomes of ten species of mesostigmatid mites from five more families (Blattisociidae, Diplogyniidae, Laelapidae, Macrochelidae, Parasitidae). We found that species in the families Diplogyniidae and Parasitidae have retained the ancestral mt genome organization of arthropods, which is in stark contrast to the highly rearranged mt genomes in the Phytoseiidae species. As in the Varroidae and Ologamasidae species, the mt genomes of the Blattisociidae, Macrochelidae and Laelapidae species are also rearranged but are less rearranged than in the Phytoseiidae species. Each of the six mesostigmatid families that have rearranged mt genomes is characterized by unique gene order not seen in other mesostigmatid families. Furthermore, the mt genome organization also differs among three genera of the Phytoseiidae, between two genera of the Laelapidae, and among three Macrocheles species of the Macrochelidae. Our results indicate that: (a) the most recent common ancestor of mesostigmatid mites likely retained the ancestral mt genome organization of arthropods; and (b) mt genome organization characterizes various lineages of mesostigmatid mites and provides a valuable source of information for understanding their phylogeny and evolution.
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- Title
- Mitochondrial genome reorganization characterizes various lineages of mesostigmatid mites (Acari: Parasitiformes)
- Authors
- Li Wei-Ning (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, ChinaRenfu Shao (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Science and EngineeringQi Zhang (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, ChinaWei Deng (Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, ChinaXiaofeng Xue (Corresponding Author) - Nanjing Agricultural University, China
- Publication details
- Zoologica Scripta, Vol.48(5), pp.679-689
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1111/zsc.12369
- ISSN
- 0300-3256
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451357302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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