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Three complete mitochondrial genomes of shortfin mako sharks, Isurus oxyrinchus, from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
Mitochondrial DNA Part B
  • Marissa Mehlrose, Nova Southeastern University
  • Andrea Bernard, Nova Southeastern University
  • Kimberly A Finnegan, Nova Southeastern University
  • Lauren E. Krausfeldt, Nova Southeastern University
  • Jose V. Lopez, Nova Southeastern University
  • Mahmood Shivji, Nova Southeastern University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-31-2022
Keywords
  • Isurus oxyrinchus,
  • Mitogenome,
  • Shortfin mako
Abstract

We present complete mitogenome sequences of three shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus) sampled from the western Pacific, and eastern and western Atlantic oceans. Mitogenome sequence lengths ranged between 16,699 bp and 16,702 bp, and all three mitogenomes contained one non-coding control region, two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 13 protein-coding genes. Comparative assessment of five mitogenomes from globally distributed shortfin makos (the current three and two previously published mitogenomes) yielded 98.4% identity, with the protein-coding genes ATP8, ATP6, and ND5 as the most variable regions (sequence identities of 96.4%, 96.5%, and 97.6%, respectively). These mitogenome sequences contribute resources for assessing the genetic population dynamics of this endangered oceanic apex predator.

Comments

This work was supported by a Nova Southeastern University President’s Faculty Research and Development Grant [335491], Award [SF21] from the Shark Foundation/Hai Stiftung, and by the Save Our Seas Foundation [Project 157].

Creative Commons License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
ORCID ID
0000-0001-6684-8723, 0000-0002-1637-4125
ResearcherID
F-8809-2011, G-4080-2013
DOI
10.1080/23802359.2022.2060768
Citation Information
Marissa Mehlrose, Andrea Bernard, Kimberly A Finnegan, Lauren E. Krausfeldt, et al.. "Three complete mitochondrial genomes of shortfin mako sharks, Isurus oxyrinchus, from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans" Mitochondrial DNA Part B Vol. 7 Iss. 4 (2022) p. 652 - 654 ISSN: 2380-2359
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jose-lopez/282/