Complete mitochondrial genome data and phylogenetic analysis of the Great Marquis, Bassarona dunya (Doubleday, 1848) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitidinae) from Malaysia

Miga M 1 , Yap YZ 1 , Jahari PNS 1 , Parimannan S 2 , Rajandas H 2 , Abu Bakar-Latiff M 3 Show all authors , Jing Wei Y 4 , Shamsir MS 4 , Mohd Salleh F 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • 2 Faculty of Applied Sciences, Centre of Excellence for Omics-Driven Computational Biodiscovery (COMBio), AIMST University, Bedong, Malaysia
  • 3 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology (FAST), Environmental Management and Conservation Research Unit (ENCORE), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, Muar, Malaysia
  • 4 Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology (FAST), Centre of Research for Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources (SUNR), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Higher Education Hub, Muar, Malaysia
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2023;8(1):167-171.
PMID: 36733274 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2167476

Abstract

The Great Marquis or Bassarona dunya is a butterfly species commonly found in the tropical regions of Asia, America, and Africa. This butterfly is a member of the subfamily Limenitidinae and the classification within this subfamily has been unstable. Here, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of B. dunya sampled from Malaysia. The mitogenome is 15,242 bp long, comprising a set of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), and an A + T rich region. All PCGs were initiated by the typical ATN codon, except for COX1 which started with a CGA start codon. Nine PCGs were terminated with a TAA or TAG stop codon, while COX1, COX2, NAD4, and NAD5 ended with an incomplete T. The 12S and 16S rRNAs were 716 bp and 1269 bp in length, respectively. Phylogenetic analysis supported the placement of B. dunya within Limenitidinae with a high support value.

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