{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(10)"],"submitter":["Saito YS"],"pubmed_abstract":["We have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the firefly <i>Luciola parvula</i> Kiesenwetter, 1874 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Luciolinae) from Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, and inferred the Luciolinae phylogeny. The circular genome of 16,685 bp (GenBank accession number, LC677171) has a base composition of A (43.52%), C (13.21%), G (8.52%) and T (34.74%). Our sequence is similar to other Metazoa, which contains 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and D-loop. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial whole genome sequences revealed <i>L. parvula</i> as a sister group of (<i>L. unmunsana</i> [MT134039] <i>+ L. parvula</i> [OL944082]). Identity of the two <i>L. parvula</i> sequences (LC677171 and OL944082) is only 90.5% (14,064/15,537 bp), suggesting the two <i>L. parvula</i> might be different species. Further taxonomical examination including morphological analyses should be required to test if the two populations are different species."],"journal":["Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources"],"pagination":["909-913"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12406331"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Complete mitochondrial genome of the firefly &lt;i&gt;Luciola parvula&lt;/i&gt; Kiesenwetter (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from Japan and its phylogenetic analyses."],"pmcid":["PMC12406331"],"pubmed_authors":["Kaneko-Ochi Y","Saito YS","Iigo M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Complete mitochondrial genome of the firefly &lt;i&gt;Luciola parvula&lt;/i&gt; Kiesenwetter (Coleoptera, Lampyridae) from Japan and its phylogenetic analyses.","description":"We have sequenced the complete mitochondrial genome of the firefly <i>Luciola parvula</i> Kiesenwetter, 1874 (Coleoptera, Lampyridae, Luciolinae) from Niigata Prefecture, Honshu, Japan, and inferred the Luciolinae phylogeny. The circular genome of 16,685 bp (GenBank accession number, LC677171) has a base composition of A (43.52%), C (13.21%), G (8.52%) and T (34.74%). Our sequence is similar to other Metazoa, which contains 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes and D-loop. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on mitochondrial whole genome sequences revealed <i>L. parvula</i> as a sister group of (<i>L. unmunsana</i> [MT134039] <i>+ L. parvula</i> [OL944082]). Identity of the two <i>L. parvula</i> sequences (LC677171 and OL944082) is only 90.5% (14,064/15,537 bp), suggesting the two <i>L. parvula</i> might be different species. Further taxonomical examination including morphological analyses should be required to test if the two populations are different species.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025","modification":"2026-05-29T19:47:45.472Z","creation":"2026-04-08T05:51:47.044Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12406331","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40909384"],"doi":["10.1080/23802359.2025.2554217"]}}