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The Mitochondrial Genomes of Siboglinum plumosum and Oligobrachia dogieli (Annelida: Siboglinidae) and Their Phylogenetic Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Frenulates are a group of sedentary Annelida within the family Siboglinidae that inhabit the ocean floor and present a unique challenge for comprehensive molecular and phylogenetic investigations. In this study, we focused on the frenulates, specifically assembling the mitochondrial genomes of Siboglinum plumosum and Oligobrachia dogieli. The phylogenetic reconstruction placed S. plumosum as a sister taxon to S. ekmani, and O. dogieli as a sister taxon to S. fiordicum, supporting the non-monophyletic nature of the genus Siboglinum. Overall, this study supports the phylogeny of the family Siboglinidae while highlighting the need for additional molecular data within frenulates.

SUBMITTER: Skalon EK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10815697 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Mitochondrial Genomes of Siboglinum plumosum and Oligobrachia dogieli (Annelida: Siboglinidae) and Their Phylogenetic Analysis.

Skalon Elizaveta K EK Starunova Zinaida I ZI Petrov Sergey A SA Smirnov Roman V RV Zaitseva Olga V OV Starunov Viktor V VV

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Frenulates are a group of sedentary Annelida within the family Siboglinidae that inhabit the ocean floor and present a unique challenge for comprehensive molecular and phylogenetic investigations. In this study, we focused on the frenulates, specifically assembling the mitochondrial genomes of Siboglinum plumosum and Oligobrachia dogieli. The phylogenetic reconstruction placed S. plumosum as a sister taxon to S. ekmani, and O. dogieli as a sister taxon to S. ...[more]

PMID: 38254966

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The Mitochondrial Genomes of Siboglinum plumosum and Oligobrachia dogieli (Annelida: Siboglinidae) and Their Phylogenetic Analysis.

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The Mitochondrial Genomes of <i>Siboglinum plumosum</i> and <i>Oligobrachia dogieli</i> (Annelida: Siboglinidae) and Their Phylogenetic Analysis.

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