Abstract
The hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelis imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), is an endangered sea turtle in Colombian Caribbean beach. In this study, we report the complete mitochondrial DNA sequences of hawksbill turtle. The entire genome comprised 16,386 base pairs, and a nucleotide frequency of T: 25.6%, C: 26.9%, A: G 35.4% and 12.1%. The mitogenome sequence of hawksbill turtle would contribute to better understand population genetics, and evolution of sea turtles. Molecule was deposited at the GenBank database under the accession number KP221806.
Highlights
The hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), is a marine turtle belonging to the Cheloniidae family, order testudines
The hawksbill turtle is classified ‘Critically Endangered’ (CR) (Mortimer & Donnelly 2008), with increased risk of disappearing, for its low abundance, and by the continued looting of eggs (Castan~o-Mora 2002; Daza-Criado & Hernandez-Fernandez 2014) and intense demand for the shields used in the manufacture of handicrafts (Chacon 2009)
The complete mitogenome of hawksbill turtle was annotated, which was 16,386 bp long, composed for 13 protein-coding genes (ND1, ND2, ND3, ND4L, ND4, ND5, ND6, COI, COII, COIII, ATP8, ATP6 and CytB), 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), and a non-coding control region (D-Loop) (Figure 1). This mitogenome has a typical order of terrestrial, freshwater and marine turtles (Drosopoulou et al 2012; Duchene et al 2012) and vertebrates in general (Boore 1999). 15 tRNA, 2 rRNA, and 12 protein-coding genes are encoded by the H-strand, and 7 tRNA and 1 protein-coding gene (ND6) are encoded by the L-strand
Summary
KEYWORDS Testudines; eretmochelys imbricata; mitogenome; endangered turtle The hawksbill turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766), is a marine turtle belonging to the Cheloniidae family, order testudines. Hawksbill is a specie distributed throughout the tropical and central Atlantic and Indo-Pacific region (Lutz & Musick 1997).
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