Characterization of the complete mitogenome of a land leech, Haemadipsa crenata Ngamprasertwong (Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae)

Mo Wang; Xiangrong Tong; Yuan Su; Fanming Meng; Zichao Liu

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1939180

Characterization of the complete mitogenome of a land leech, Haemadipsa crenata Ngamprasertwong (Arhynchobdellida: Haemadipsidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Jun 21;6(7):2069-2070. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1939180.

Authors

Mo Wang¹, Xiangrong Tong², Yuan Su², Fanming Meng³, Zichao Liu²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory for Conserving Wildlife with Small Populations in Yunnan, Faculty of Biodiversity Conservation, Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
² Engineering Research Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Leech Resources in Universities of Yunnan Province, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kunming University, Kunming, China.
³ Department of Medical Parasitology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.

Abstract

Land leeches of genus Haemadipsa (Family Haemadipsidae) are widely distributed in South East Asia. Haemadipsa crenata Ngamprasertwong is a blood-feeding species firstly reported from Thailand. A complete mitochondrial genome of H. crenata was characterized in this study for further genetic exploration on land leech. The reads were assembled into a circular mitogenome of 14,725 bp in length. The AT content of H. crenata mitogenome is 76.79%. The annotated mitogenome contains 22 tRNAs, 2 rRNAs, and 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and the structure of PCG open reading frames was confirmed. Finally, the phylogenetic relationship of H. crenata and other leech species were reconstructed using mitogenomes.

Keywords: Haemadipsa crenata; Haemadipsidae; Mitogenome; blood feeding; land leech.