Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Phymatostetha huangshanensis (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Description of the whole mitochondrial genome of Bhatia longiradiata (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae: Drabescini) and phylogenetic relationship

BACKGROUND

Mitochondrial genomes are extremely conserved in genetic processes and valuable molecular indications for phylogenetic and evolutionary examination, but the mitochondrial genome of Bhatia has not yet been reported.

OBJECTIVE

The target of this writing was to clarify the structural module of the mitochondrial genes of Bhatia longiradiata, verify the monophyletic of Drabescini, and explore the phylogenetic relationship between Drabescini with other leafhoppers.

METHODS

We performed sequencing and explanatory note of the mitochondrion of Bhatia longiradiata. The phylogeny relation was created by ML and Bayesian approaches using three dissimilar datasets (PCG12, PCG12rRNA, and AA), which were constructed to discuss the phylogenetic status of Bhatia longiradiata.

RESULTS

To report the architectural feature of the chondriosome of Bhatia longiradiata is a seal double-stranded annular molecule with 16,122 bp measurement and cover typically 37 genes. Several tandem repetitive units were observed in an AT enrichment area. The analysis showed that the branching relationships among the six trees were generally consistent, and each of the subfamilies was individually clustered into a monophyletic group within Cicadellidae. Bhatia longiradiata and other members of the Drabescini were aggregated into a clade that was situated within the Deltocephalinae.

CONCLUSION

The mitochondrial genome of Bhatia longiradiata covers 37 typical genes and a control region, which covers six tandem repeats. All species of Drabescini procedure a clade within Deltocephalinae. Drabescini and Scaphoideini form a branch and show a sister relationship with strong support. Therefore, we support the relegation of Selenocephalinae to a clan within Deltocephalinae.

Description and complete mitochondrial genome of Atkinsoniella zizhongi sp. nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellinae) from China and its phylogenetic implications

A new species, Atkinsoniella zizhongi sp. nov. of the subfamily Cicadellinae, was described and illustrated from China. The new species is similar to A. nigrominiatula (Jacobi, 1944), A. limba Kuoh, 1991, A. dormana Li, 1992, A. peaka Yang, Meng et Li, 2017, and A. divaricata Yang, Meng et Li, 2017. But the characteristics of aedeagus and pygofer process can be used to distinguish them easily. The complete mitochondrial genome of the paratype was sequenced and assembled. The mitogenome of A. zizhongi sp. nov. was 16,483 bp in length, with an A+T content of 75.9%, containing 37 typical genes and a control region (CR). The gene order was consistent with the inferred insect ancestral mitochondrial genome. All of the PCGs were determined to have the typical stop codon TAA or TAG, while COX2 and ND5 ended with incomplete termination codons T and TA, respectively. In addition, phylogenetic trees were reconstructed based on PCGs and rRNAs using both the maximum likelihood (ML) and Bayesian inference (BI) methods. The results showed that the intergeneric and interspecific relationships within the subfamily Cicadellinae were completely consistent in all of the phylogenetic trees, except that the different interspecific relationships within the genus Bothrogonia were detected in the ML analysis based on the amino acid sequences. This study enriches the species diversity of Cicadellinae and further promotes research on its phylogeny.

Mitogenome and phylogenetic analysis of typhlocybine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Mitogenomes have been widely used to estimate phylogenetic relationships among insects and provide data useful for augmenting traditional morphological characters in delimiting species. Here, complete mitogenome sequences of two closely related typhlocybine leafhoppers, Cassianeuracassiae (Ahmed, 1970) and C. bimaculata Dworakowska, 1984, were obtained and found to be 15,423 bp and 14,597 bp in length, respectively. The gene order was found to be similar to other published leafhopper mitogenomes, but the control region of C.bimaculata is the shortest among known leafhoppers and lacks tandem repeats. Phylogenetic analysis of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), the first and second codons of 13 PCGs, 13 PCGs and two rRNAs formed three well-supported tree topologies. The topologies of phylogenetic trees inferred from three datasets were almost identical, which was consistent with previous molecular phylogenies of this group. Comparative morphological study of the ovipositors revealed several characters potentially useful for diagnosing genera and resolving their phylogenetic relationships. Phylogenetic analysis of these and other morphological characters yielded a tree that is mostly consistent with the tree obtained from analysis of mitogenome sequences. In both molecular and morphological phylogenenies, Typhlocybini and Zyginellini clustered into one clade, but neither was recovered as monophyletic.

Comparative Mitogenomic Analysis of Two Cuckoo Bees (Apoidea: Anthophila: Megachilidae) with Phylogenetic Implications

Bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea and Anthophila) are distributed worldwide and considered the primary pollinators of angiosperm. Megachilidae is one of the largest families of Anthophila. In this study, two complete mitogenomes of cuckoo bees in Megachilidae, namely Coelioxys fenestrata and Euaspis polynesia, were amplified and sequenced, with a length of 17,004 bp (C. fenestrata) and 17,682 bp (E. polynesia). The obtained results show that 37 mitogenomic genes and one putative control region were conserved within Hymenoptera. Truncated stop codon T was found in the cox3 gene of E. polynesia. The secondary structure of small (rrnS) and large (rrnL) rRNA subunits contained three domains (28 helices) and five domains (44 helices) conserved within Hymenoptera, respectively. Compared with ancestral gene order, gene rearrangement events included local inversion and gene shuffling. In order to reveal the phylogenetic position of cuckoo bees, we performed phylogenetic analysis. The results supported that all families of Anthophila were monophyletic, the tribe-level relationship of Megachilidae was Osmiini + (Anthidiini + Megachilini) and Coelioxys fenestrata was clustered to the Megachile genus, which was more closely related to Megachile sculpturalis and Megachile strupigera than Euaspis polynesia.

The complete mitochondrial genome of medicinal fungus Taiwanofungus camphoratus reveals gene rearrangements and intron dynamics of Polyporales

Taiwanofungus camphoratus is a highly valued medicinal mushroom that is endemic to Taiwan, China. In the present study, the mitogenome of T. camphoratus was assembled and compared with other published Polyporales mitogenomes. The T. camphoratus mitogenome was composed of circular DNA molecules, with a total size of 114,922 bp. Genome collinearity analysis revealed large-scale gene rearrangements between the mitogenomes of Polyporales, and T. camphoratus contained a unique gene order. The number and classes of introns were highly variable in 12 Polyporales species we examined, which proved that numerous intron loss or gain events occurred in the evolution of Polyporales. The Ka/Ks values for most core protein coding genes in Polyporales species were less than 1, indicating that these genes were subject to purifying selection. However, the rps3 gene was found under positive or relaxed selection between some Polyporales species. Phylogenetic analysis based on the combined mitochondrial gene set obtained a well-supported topology, and T. camphoratus was identified as a sister species to Laetiporus sulphureus. This study served as the first report on the mitogenome in the Taiwanofungus genus, which will provide a basis for understanding the phylogeny and evolution of this important fungus.

Complete mitogenome of Olidiana ritcheriina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and phylogeny of Cicadellidae

BACKGROUND

Coelidiinae, a relatively large subfamily within the family Cicadellidae, includes 129 genera and ∼1,300 species distributed worldwide. However, the mitogenomes of only two species (Olidiana sp. and Taharana fasciana) in the subfamily Coelidiinae have been assembled. Here, we report the first complete mitogenome assembly of the genus Olidiana.

METHODS

Specimens were collected from Wenxian County (Gansu Province, China) and identified on the basis of their morphology. Mitogenomes were sequenced by next-generation sequencing, following which an NGS template was generated, and this was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction and Sanger sequencing. Phylogenic trees were constructed using maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses.

RESULTS

The mitogenome of O. ritcheriina was 15,166 bp long, with an A + T content of 78.0%. Compared with the mitogenome of other Cicadellidae sp., the gene order, gene content, gene size, base composition, and codon usage of protein-coding genes (PCGs) in O. ritcheriina were highly conserved. The standard start codon of all PCGs was ATN and stop codon was TAA or TAG; COII, COIII, and ND4L ended with a single T. All tRNA genes showed the typical cloverleaf secondary structure, except for trnSer, which did not have the dihydrouridine arm. Furthermore, the secondary structures of rRNAs (rrnL and rrnS) in O. ritcheriina were predicted. Overall, five domains and 42 helices were predicted for rrnL (domain III is absent in arthropods), and three structural domains and 27 helices were predicted for rrnS. Maximum likelihood and Bayesian analyses indicated that O. ritcheriina and other Coelidiinae members were clustered into a clade, indicating the relationships among their subfamilies; the main topology was as follows: (Deltocephalinae + ((Coelidiinae + Iassinae) + ((Typhlocybinae + Cicadellinae) + (Idiocerinae + (Treehopper + Megophthalminae))))). The phylogenetic relationships indicated that the molecular taxonomy of O. ritcheriina is consistent with the current morphological classification.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid of Haliotis discus hannai (♀) × Haliotis Iris (♂)

In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid of Haliotis discus hannai (♀) × Haliotis iris (♂) was sequenced and analyzed for the first time. The mitogenome had a length of 16,719 bp and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region (CR). The sequence identity of the complete mtDNA sequences between the hybrid F1 and H. discus hannai was 99.40%, which revealed that the mitogenome of the hybrid subjected to the maternal inheritance rule. The phylogenetic analysis also presented that the hybrid F1 was relatively more close to H. discus hannai.

Unusual AT-skew of Sinorhodeus microlepis mitogenome provides new insights into mitogenome features and phylogenetic implications of bitterling fishes

Sinorhodeus microlepis (S. microlepis) is recently described as a new species and represents a new genus Sinorhodeu of the subfamily Acheilognathinae. In this study, we first sequenced the complete mitogenome of S. microlepis and compared with the other 29 bitterling mitogenomes. The S. microlepis mitogenome is 16,591 bp in length and contains 37 genes. Gene distribution pattern is identical among 30 bitterling mitogenomes. A significant linear correlation between A+T% and AT-skew were found among 29 bitterling mitogenomes, except S. microlepis shows unusual AT-skew with slightly negative in tRNAs and PCGs. Bitterling mitogenomes exhibit highly conserved usage bias of start codon, relative synonymous codons and amino acids, overlaps and non-coding intergenic spacers. Phylogenetic trees constructed by 13 PCGs strongly support the polyphyly of the genus Acheilognathus and the paraphyly of Rhodeus and Tanakia. Together with the unusual characters of S. microlepis mitogenomes and phylogenetic trees, S. microlepis should be a sister species to the genus Rhodeu that might diverge about 13.69 Ma (95% HPD: 12.96-14.48 Ma).

Comparative analysis of seven mitochondrial genomes of Phymatostetha (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) and phylogenetic implications

In this study, we present seven mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of Phymatostetha. Each mitogenome contains the entire set of 37 genes, which arranged in the same order as the putative ancestral pattern of insects. The nucleotide composition of Phymatostetha mitogenomes is biased toward A/T, with rRNAs and PCG12 (i.e. the first and second codon positions of PCGs) exhibit the highest and lowest A + T content, respectively. Relative synonymous codon usage of PCGs also show that degenerate codons are biased to use more A/T than G/C. All tRNAs exhibit typical clover-leaf structure, with the exception of trnS1. Additionally, unpaired nucleotides are detected in trnS1 anticodon stem and trnR acceptor stem. Phylogenetic relationships, based on the dataset of 13 PCGs, 22tRNAs, and two rRNAs, are analyzed using both the Bayesian and maximum likelihood methods. Our results clearly revealed the systematic status of Phymatostetha species and robustly supported the monophyly of this genus, in which Phymatostetha semele is sister to other Phymatostetha species. It was demonstrated that mitogenome was an effective molecular marker to adequately resolve phylogeny at low taxonomic levels.