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SUBMITTER: Huang T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7800924 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources 20180711 2
<i>Pelecanus occidentalis</i>, in the order Pelecaniformes, is one of the most abundant and widespread waterbird species in the coast of America. However, the phylogenetic relationships among Pelecaniformes, Suliformes, and Ciconiiformes remain unresolved, particularly in Pelecanidae and Ciconiidae. In this study, we first sequenced and described the complete mitochondrial genome and phylogeny of <i>P. occidentalis</i>. The whole genome of <i>P. occidentalis</i> was 17,315 bp in length, and cont ...[more]