Comparative mitogenomic analysis of the superfamily Tellinoidea (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Insights into the evolution of the gene rearrangements

Abstract

The superfamily Tellinoidea is widespread and contains approximately 180 living species, which is one of the most diverse and representative groups among the bivalves. In order to extend our knowledge on evolution of tellinoidean species, we newly determined five tellinoidean mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes). The newly determined mitogenome vary in size from 16,333 to 16,986 bp. The results show that the genome size and genome organization are conserved in tellinoideans. However, gene arrangement and the location of the major non-coding region (NCR) show diversity. The atp8 gene presents in all the five new mitogenomes. Two trnK and trnP genes were detected in Gari togata mitogenome. Phylogenetic analysis supports the monophyly of Tellinoidea, however, it's family Psammobiidae is polyphyletic. CREx analysis suggests that the gene order of Nuttallia olivacea is assumed as the most primitive condition of Tellinoidea. We map the gene order onto the phylogeny and infers the possible gene rearrangement scenarios among tellinoidean mitogenomes. The mitochondrial gene rearrangement is a useful information that help reassessing the phylogeny of Tellinoidea. Phylogenetic relationship and gene arrangement analyses suggest that a careful review for the current taxonomy of the family Psammobiidae is required.