Phylogenetic analysis of the complete chloroplast genome of Gracilaria vermiculophylla

Abstract

In this study, we sequenced and annotated the complete chloroplast genome of Gracilaria vermiculophylla (GenBank accession number: MN853882). The total length of the chloroplast genome of G. vermiculophylla is 180,262 bp, including 191 protein-encoding genes, 30 tRNA genes and 3 rRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree, which is based on core genes, shows that G. vermiculophylla clustered into the Gracilaria clade and has close genetic relationships with algae Gracilaria tenuistipitata and Gracilaria changii. These data will enable a better understanding of the phylogenetic status of G. vermiculophylla.