Parasitus fimetorum

Yang, Huijuan, Yang, Zhihua, Chen, Ting & Dong, Wenge, 2022, Comparative analysis of tRNA genes in the mitochondrial genome of Parasitidae (Parasitiformes: Mesostigmata), International Journal of Acarology 48 (8), pp. 645-653 : 647

Characterization of the mitochondrial genome of Parasitus fimetorum

The complete mitochondrial genome of Parasitus fimetorum is a closed-loop double-stranded DNA molecule of 14,619 bp in length. It consists of 13 PCG genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and one control region. The genes are arranged in the same order as in the hypothetical arthropod ancestor without rearrangement (Supplementary file 2). Of the 37 genes, 22 were encoded on the J-strand and the other 15 were encoded on the N-strand. A total of 12 gene intergenic regions and 9 gene overlap regions were found.The longest intergenic sequence (37 bp) occurs between nad4 and nad4L, and the shortest intergenic sequence (1 bp) occurs between trnL 2 and trnL 1, trnP and nad6. The longest overlapping sequence of 8 bp appeared between trnW and trnC. The shortest overlapping region of 1 bp was found between trnN and trnS 1, trnT and trnP, nad6, and cytb.