The complete mitochondrial genomes of the flapper skate Dipturus intermedius and the longnose skate Dipturus oxyrinchus

Tanja Nadine Schwanck, Aurélien Delaval, Leslie Robert Noble, Peter J. Wright, David Donnan, Catherine Jones* (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

We describe the complete mitochondrial genomes of the flapper skate Dipturus intermedius (Parnell 1837) and the longnose skate Dipturus oxyrinchus (Linnaeus 1758), which have been obtained by Sanger sequencing. We report the length of the sequences to be 16,906 and 16,911 bp, respectively. The length and structure of gene regions, containing 13 protein-coding regions, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and two non-coding areas, resemble those of related skate species. Despite D. intermedius being considered a cryptic species with D. batis, the full mitogenomes confirm that D. intermedius and D. oxyrinchus are more genetically similar. In comparison to other Dipturus species, D. intermedius is missing a whole codon in its cytochrome oxidase subunit 2 gene. These mitogenomes will be a useful resource furthering investigation of the population genetic differences and evolutionary history of skate species.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)897-899
Number of pages3
JournalMitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources
Volume7
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 26 May 2022

Bibliographical note

Acknowledgements
We thank Martine Solås and Frank Midtøy at the University of Bergen for providing samples, Michelle Frost for genetic identification of the species, and Ceara Hayton and Tanya Gyuleva for assistance in the lab.
Funding
This work was supported by NatureScot.

Keywords

  • Dipturus intermedius
  • Dipturus oxyrinchus
  • flapper skate
  • common skate
  • Dipturus batis
  • mitogenome

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