The mitochondrial genome of Neoperla bimaculata (Li et al. 2021) (plecoptera: perlidae) from Tibet of southwest China and its phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of Neoperla bimaculata was sequenced and annotated in this study. We found that the mitogenome of N. bimaculata is 15,774 bp in length with an A + T content of 64.3%. It exhibits the classic structure of a mitogenome. Most protein-coding genes (PCGs) of the mitogenome initiate with the standard start codon ATN. Ten PCGs use the standard stop codon TAA/TAG, while the COI, COII, and ND5 genes terminate with a single T nucleotide. Phylogenetic analyses suggested that N. bimaculata, along with two unpublished Neoperla species, formed a cluster within the phylogenetic tree. Our results indicated that the genus Neoperla and Neoperlops were sister groups. Meanwhile, the monophyly of Perlinae and Acroneuriinae was supported in the mitochondrial phylogeny.