The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)
Gastineau, Romain, Otis, Christian, Boyle, Brian, Winsor, Leigh, and Justine, Jean Lou (2025) The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae). Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 10 (7). pp. 558-562.
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Abstract
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) is a tiny terrestrial flatworm of the subfamily Rhynchodeminae (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) generally found in Europe and North America. Its mitogenome is 16,891 bp long, contains 12 protein-coding genes, two rRNA genes and 21 tRNA genes. No tRNA-Thr was found, ND6 starts with ATT, cob is longer at its 3’ ending. Unlike the other eight species of Rhynchodeminae with sequenced mitogenomes, there is a real stop codon for ND5. Also, the position of tRNA-Met differs. Multiprotein phylogeny shows R. sylvaticus within a clade including species of the tribe Rhynchodemini from Oceania, but distinguished by a long branch.
| Item ID: | 88697 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Short Note) |
| ISSN: | 2380-2359 |
| Keywords: | continenticola, phylogeny, premature ending, Rhynchodemini, stop codon |
| Copyright Information: | © 2025 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2026 06:27 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3105 Genetics > 310506 Gene mapping @ 100% |
| SEO Codes: | 18 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT > 1806 Terrestrial systems and management > 180606 Terrestrial biodiversity @ 100% |
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