Skip to search boxSkip to navigationSkip to main content

Complete chloroplast genome characterization of three Plagiomnium species and the phylogeny of family Mniaceae

  • Lan Huang
    ,
  • Jun Wen
    ,
  • James Crabbe
    ,
  • Chiqing Chen
    ,
  • Zhumei Ren
  • Shanxi University
    ,
  • Smithsonian Institution
    ,
  • University of Oxford
    ,
  • Wufeng Chicheng Biotech Co.
Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Open access

Abstract

The taxonomic concepts and phylogenetic relations among genera of the family Mniaceae have given rise to much controversy in recent years, including Mnium, Plagiomnium, and Pohlia. Chloroplast genome study of these genera will be helpful to reflect the fact of this relationship. In this study, we sequenced three species in the Plagiomnium genus using an Illumina HiSeq 4000 platform. The complete chloroplast genomes of P. rostratum, P. succulentum and P. vesicatum were 125,196 bp, 124,689 bp, and 124,663 bp in length, which all contained a quadripartite structure including two copies of the invert repeats (IR, 10,120 bp, 9,818 bp, and 9,665 bp), one large single copy region (LSC, 86,395 bp, 86,299 bp, and 86,532 bp), and one single copy region (SSC, 18,561 bp, 18,754 bp, and 18,801 bp). The overall GC contents were 29.8%, 30.5%, and 30.5% respectively. The simple sequence repeats (SSRs) were detected in conjunction with Plagiomnium acutum, with variable sites genes observed: rpoC2, ycf1, and ycf2. Combined with the other three sequences published in Mniaceae, analyses of codon usage, repeats sequences, GC contents, and gene features revealed similarities among the seven species in Mniaceae. The trend of nucleotide diversity (Pi) in the seven complete chloroplast genomes showed Pi > 0.056: trnI-rpl23, petG-petL-psbE, trnK-chlB, trnG-trnR-atpA, rpoB-trnC-ycf66, ndhB, trnN-ndhF, and rps15-ycf1. We confirmed the phylogenetic relationships that Plagiomnium genus is a sister group with Mnium, while the Pohlia genus is not a monophyletic group. Phylogenetic analyses corroborated the monophyly of Mniaceae and supported the transfer of the Pohlia genus into Mniaceae.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Article number

6

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Genetica (Volume 153, Issue 1)

Publication milestones

  • Accepted/In press - 31/10/2024
  • Published - 02/12/2024

Publication status

Published - 02/12/2024

ISSN

0016-6707

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/626514
  • Scopus: 85211122572

Access to documents

Publication metrics

Metrics

Download statistics
Download count
6

PlumX, opens in new tab

Captures
3
2
Social media
29