Comparative Characterization of Mitogenomes From Five Orders of Cestodes (Eucestoda: Tapeworms).

ABSTRACT: The recognized potential of using mitogenomics in phylogenetics and the more accessible use of high-throughput sequencing (HTS) offer an opportunity to investigate groups of neglected organisms. Here, we leveraged HTS to execute the most comprehensive documentation of mitogenomes for cestodes based on the number of terminals sequenced. We adopted modern approaches to obtain the complete mitogenome sequences of 86 specimens representing five orders of cestodes (three reported for the first time: Phyllobothriidea, "Tetraphyllidea" and Trypanorhyncha). These complete mitogenomes represent an increase of 41% of the mitogenomes available for cestodes (61-147) and an addition of 33% in the representativeness of the cestode orders. The complete mitochondrial genomes are conserved, circular, encod

SUBMITTER: Trevisan B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8727539 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature