Abstract
Toxascaris leonina (Nematoda, Ascarididae) is a cosmopolitan nematode of canids and felids and poses potential threats to public health due to aberrant larva migrans. Herein, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of a representative of this nematode from the dog in China was determined using next-generation sequencing technology. The assembled genome was 14,357 bp in length and encoded 36 genes, including 12 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs and 2 ribosomal RNAs. The phylogeny revealed that the canid-originated T. leonina were phylogenetic distinctiveness from the felid-originated T. leonina within the genus Toxascaris of Ascarididae, supporting that T. leonina may represent a species complex.
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