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- Title
Mitochondrial genomes and phylogeny of the ocean sunfishes (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae).
- Authors
Yusuke Yamanoue; Masaki Miya; Keiichi Matsuura; Masaya Katoh; Harumi Sakai; Mutsumi Nishida
- Abstract
We determined the complete nucleotide sequences of the mitochondrial genomes for the three currently recognized species of ocean sunfish: Mola mola, Masturus lanceolatus, and Ranzania laevis (Tetraodontiformes: Molidae). Each genome contained the 37 genes as found in teleosts, with the typical gene order in teleosts. Bayesian, maximum-likelihood, and maximum-parsimony analyses were conducted with the data set comprising concatenated nucleotide sequences from 36 genes (excluding the ND6 gene) of three molids and four outgroups (three tetraodontiforms plus a caproid). The resultant trees supported monophyly of the Molidae and its intrarelationships (( Mola, Masturus), Ranzania), which were congruent with previous morphology-based hypotheses.
- Subjects
OCEAN sunfish; TETRAODONTIFORMES; NUCLEOTIDE sequence; PHYLOGENY; RANZANIA; SUNFISHES
- Publication
Ichthyological Research, 2004, Vol 51, Issue 3, p269
- ISSN
1341-8998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10228-004-0218-6