Journal article

The complete mitogenome of the bluespotted ribbontail ray Taeniura lymma (Forsskål, 1775) (Elasmobranchii: Myliobatiformes: Dasyatidae)

CM Austin, MH Tan, LJ Croft, MG Meekan, HY Gan, HM Gan

Mitochondrial DNA | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD | Published : 2016

Abstract

The complete mitogenome of the ray Taeniura lymma was recovered from genome skimming using the HiSeq sequencing system. The T. lymma mitogenome has 17,652 base pairs (59.13% A + T content) made up of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal subunit genes, 22 transfer RNAs and a 1906 bp non-coding AT-rich region. This mitogenome sequence is the second for a ray from Australian waters, the first for the genus Taeniura and the ninth for the family Dasyatidae.

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Funding Acknowledgements

Funding for this study was provided by the Monash University Malaysia Tropical Medicine and Biology Multidisciplinary Platform.