Complete mitochondrial genome of the apple snail Pomacea diffusa (Gastropoda, Ampullariidae) with phylogenetic consideration

Abstract

We present the complete mitochondrial genome of Pomacea diffusa in this study. The results show that the mitochondrial genome is 16,640 bp in length, which is comprised of 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes, and 21 tRNA genes. The nucleotide compositions of the light strand are 39.62% of A, 30.13% of T, 16.02% of C, and 14.24% of G. Except eight tRNA (Glu, Gly, Trp, Cys, Tyr, Met, Thr, Val) on the light strand, the rest are encoded on the heavy strand. All the protein-coding genes start with ATC initiation codon, and two types of inferred termination codons are TAA and TAG. There are 26 intergenic spacers and two gene overlaps. The phylogenetic analysis shows that P. diffusa clusters with P. canaliculata and P. maculata with high bootstrap support, which is consistent with the morphological and molecular evidence.