Mitogenomic phylogenies support the validity of the family Micracanthorhynchinidae (Acanthocephala: Echinorhynchida), with novel gene arrangement in the mitogenomes of Micracanthorhynchina hemirhamphi and Rhadinorhynchus laterospinosus.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The family Rhadinorhynchidae is a common group of acanthocephalans parasitizing various marine and freshwater fishes. The current knowledge of the pattern of mitogenomic evolution of the rhadinorhynchid acanthocephalans is still extremely limited. The monophyly of the Rhadinorhynchidae and the phylogenetic status of several of its included genera and subfamilies remain under debate.

Methods

The complete mitogenomes of Micracanthorhynchina hemirhamphi and Rhadinorhynchus laterospinosus were sequenced and annotated for the first time on the basis of the specimens collected from the Asian pencil halfbeak Hyporhamphus intermedius (Cantor) (Beloniformes: Hemiramphidae) and the frigate tuna Auxis thazard (Lacepède) (Scombriformes: Scombridae), respectively. Phylogenetic

SUBMITTER: Xie YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12318431 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature