{"title":"The complete chloroplast genome of <i>Artocarpus gongshanensis</i> (Moraceae).","authors":"Aiping Yin, Yupin Fu, Qian Yang, Jiahua Li","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722798","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The chloroplast genome of <i>Artocarpus gongshanensis</i> S. K. Wu ex C. Y. Wu & S. S. Chang 1989, a threatened species endemic to China, was sequenced for the first time using Illumina NovaSeq 6000. The complete chloroplast genome assembly reveals a quadripartite structure with a total length of 160,174 bp, consisting of a large single-copy (LSC) region (89,311 bp) and a small single-copy (SSC) region (19,489 bp), separated by two inverted repeat (IR) regions (25,687 bp each). Phylogenetic reconstruction based on chloroplast genome data strongly supports that <i>A. gongshanensis</i> forms a sister clade with <i>A. hypargyreus</i>. Comparative genomic analyses demonstrate that the structural organization of <i>A. gongshanensis</i> chloroplast genome is conserved with other <i>Artocarpus</i> species. This newly characterized chloroplast genome provides critical molecular data for resolving taxonomic uncertainties within the genus and establishing evidence-based conservation measures for this threatened plant.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1085-1089"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13528128/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148865741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shihao Jiang, Qinyi Wang, Xingyu Du, Yanru Zhang, Yi Tang, Ying Huang, Xia Pan, Yan Chen, Liang Pang, Zhixi Fu, Xianhua Gu
{"title":"Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of <i>Thalictrum atriplex</i> (Ranunculaceae).","authors":"Shihao Jiang, Qinyi Wang, Xingyu Du, Yanru Zhang, Yi Tang, Ying Huang, Xia Pan, Yan Chen, Liang Pang, Zhixi Fu, Xianhua Gu","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722744","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722744","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study determined the chloroplast genome of <i>Thalictrum atriplex</i>, which is 155,984 base pairs (bp) in length, including one large single-copy (LSC) region of 85,422 bp, one small single-copy (SSC) region of 17,594 bp, and two inverted repeat (IR) regions of equal length (26,484 bp each). The total guanine-cytosine (GC) content was 38.35%. A total of 127 genes were identified, including 83 protein-coding genes, eight ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and 37 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that <i>T. atriplex</i> and <i>T. finetii</i> are closely related, forming a monophyletic clade, which provides a basis for the phylogenetic study and resource utilization of <i>T. atriplex</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1080-1084"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13528116/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148865697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinju Zhao, Wei Liang, Rong Huang, Hui Wu, Yuqing Wei, Lei Zhang
{"title":"Chloroplast genome sequence and phylogenetic analysis of the hemiparasitic plant: <i>Taxillus sutchuenensis</i> var. <i>duclouxii</i> (Loranthaceae).","authors":"Jinju Zhao, Wei Liang, Rong Huang, Hui Wu, Yuqing Wei, Lei Zhang","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722799","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722799","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Taxillus sutchuenensis</i> var. <i>duclouxii</i>, a shrub-like hemiparasitic plant with medicinal value. This study sequenced, assembled, and annotated the chloroplast genome of <i>T. sutchuenensis var. duclouxii</i> using Illumina high-throughput sequencing. The genome exhibits a typical circular quadripartite structure, with a total length of 122,537 bp and a GC content of 37.3%. It contains 104 genes, including 64 protein-coding genes, 32 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis shows that <i>T. sutchuenensis</i> var. <i>duclouxii</i> forms a clade with <i>T. nigrans</i> and <i>T. sutchuenensis</i>, indicating a close relationship. This study provides a basis for molecular identification and phylogenetic research in <i>Taxillus</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1075-1079"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13523116/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148851053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wanting Liu, Jiahao Chen, Jiakun Lin, Ping Wang, Xi Cheng
{"title":"The complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Acanthaspis geniculata</i> (Hsiao, 1976) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) and its phylogenetic analyses.","authors":"Wanting Liu, Jiahao Chen, Jiakun Lin, Ping Wang, Xi Cheng","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2705001","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2705001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus Acanthaspis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) comprises predatory insects of ecological importance, yet mitochondrial genomic resources for this group remain limited. Here, we present the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Acanthaspis geniculata</i> (Hsiao, 1976). The mitogenome is 16,226 bp in length and contains the standard set of 37 mitochondrial genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes), along with a control region (D-loop). The nucleotide composition is A (40.4%), T (29.6%), C (17.9%), and G (12.1%), with an overall AT content of 70.0%. Phylogenetic analyses based on partitioned mitochondrial datasets strongly support the monophyly of the subfamily Reduviinae and reveal that <i>A. geniculata</i> forms a close sister-group relationship with <i>A. ruficeps</i> and <i>A. pedestris</i>. This study provides a fundamental mitogenomic resource for future evolutionary and systematic studies of the Reduviidae.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1069-1074"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13520858/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148840622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The first complete chloroplast genome and phylogenetic analysis of <i>Veratrum dolichopetalum</i> O.Loes. (Melanthiaceae).","authors":"Hyeonjin Kim, Tae-Soo Jang","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722779","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Veratrum dolichopetalum</i> O.Loes. (1926) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Melanthiaceae that is geographically restricted to northern Korea and the Ussuri River basin of Russia. Here, we present the first complete chloroplast genome of <i>V. dolichopetalum</i>, which is 153,673 bp in length and contains 82 protein-coding gene copies, 38 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes. The genome exhibits the typical quadripartite structure, comprising a large single copy region (83,352 bp), a small single copy region (17,603 bp), and a pair of inverted repeats (26,359 bp each). Phylogenetic analysis based on 77 orthologous chloroplast protein-coding genes indicated that <i>V. dolichopetalum</i> is closely related to <i>V. oxysepalum</i> Turcz. The complete chloroplast genome reported here provides essential genomic resources for further evolutionary studies of <i>Veratrum</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1059-1063"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13508526/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148830155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Laiyou Wang, Jiali Liu, Shuyu Hui, Hua Rong, Yu Wang
{"title":"The complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic position of <i>Orthaga aenescens</i> Moore, 1888 (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).","authors":"Laiyou Wang, Jiali Liu, Shuyu Hui, Hua Rong, Yu Wang","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722723","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2722723","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The genus <i>Orthaga</i> includes several agricultural and forestry pests. However, only a few complete mitogenomes have been reported for <i>Orthaga</i>. To address this gap, we sequenced and characterized the complete mitogenome of <i>Orthaga aenescens</i> Moore, 1888. The circular mitogenome of <i>O. aenescens</i> is 15,160 bp in length and comprises 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs), and a control region. The base composition shows a strong bias toward adenine and thymine, with 80.7% of the bases being A or T, while the AT-skew is slightly negative at -0.031. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that among the sequenced Pyralidae mitochondrial genomes, <i>O. aenescens</i> is most closely related to <i>O. euadrusalis</i> and <i>Locastra muscosalis</i>, supporting its placement within the subfamily Epipaschiinae.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1064-1068"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13508489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148830199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The complete chloroplast genome assembly of <i>Amorphophallus mossambicensis</i> (Araceae) from Africa.","authors":"Haoliang Shi, Wei Wang, Ying Qi, Penghua Gao, Min Yang, Yongteng Zhao, Jianwei Guo, Feiyan Huang, Jiani Liu, Jianrong Zhao, Lifang Li, Lei Yu","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2711180","DOIUrl":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2711180","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Amorphophallus mossambicensis</i> (Schott ex Garcke) N.E.Br 1901, distributed from Tanzania to southern Africa in arid shrubland and deserts, had its complete chloroplast genome assembled to resolve its phylogenetic position. The genome was 168,728 bp, comprising LSC (90,388 bp), SSC (14,572 bp), two IRs (31,884 bp each), and 35.78% GC content. It encoded 130 genes: 85 protein-coding, 37 tRNA, and 8 rRNA. Phylogenetic analysis grouped all <i>Amorphophallus</i> into a major clade with three subclades, while <i>A. mossambicensis</i> diverged as a distinct African lineage. This study provides foundational genomic resources for exploring genetic and evolutionary relationships between Asian and African <i>Amorphophallus</i> lineages.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1054-1058"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13501737/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148813550","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A complete mitochondrial DNA genome of a mangrove clam <i>Geloina expansa</i> (Mousson, 1849).","authors":"Xuan-Yu Chen, Zhan-Wei Zhao, Yun-Wei Dong","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2715807","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2026.2715807","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mangrove clam (<i>Geloina expansa</i>) is widely distributed in Asia, but its phylogenetic relationship to congeners (especially <i>G. erosa</i>) remains unclear. The complete mitochondrial genome of <i>G. expansa</i> was 15,187 bp and contained the typical 37 genes. Most protein-coding genes started with ATN and terminated with TAA or TAG. Some genes exhibited a different order from those in published <i>Geloina</i> mitogenomes, suggesting gene rearrangement. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that <i>G. expansa</i> clustered with one <i>G. erosa</i> mitogenome. Their small genetic distance (0.029) supports conspecificity, whereas another <i>G. erosa</i> individual showed a distance of 0.189, suggesting an unidentified species within <i>Geloina</i>.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1048-1053"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13487844/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148795357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>Echinops davuricus</i> Trevir. (Asteraceae), a medicinal plant.","authors":"Junjie Wei, Peiyan Ai, Xiaoming Guo, Tiankun Wu, Zhenbei Wu, Chunhui Li, Peng Hu, Bo Zhang, Leyuan Li, Jianfeng Chang, Chengxue Pan, Lianzhen Li","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2715802","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2026.2715802","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><i>Echinops davuricus</i> Trevir. (Asteraceae) is a perennial medicinal herb. In this study, we sequenced and assembled its complete chloroplast genome. The plastome spans 153,168 bp with an overall GC content of 37.76%, showing a typical quadripartite structure. It encodes 131 genes in total, including 87 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 36 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes and eight ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. Phylogenetic analysis based on whole plastomes strongly supports the monophyly of both Echinops and Cardueae. This work enriches genomic resources for Echinops and provides a valuable basis for its phylogenetic and evolutionary studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1042-1047"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13479520/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148795516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The complete chloroplast genome sequence of <i>Aeschynanthus acuminatus</i> Wall. ex A. DC., a Yao medicinal plant in China.","authors":"Yihan Jiang, Jiacheng Lu, Ze Xu, Fang Wen","doi":"10.1080/23802359.2026.2715817","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2026.2715817","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Yao ethnomedicine \"Xiaobai-beifeng\" uses <i>Aeschynanthus acuminatus</i>, yet its chloroplast genome was uncharacterized. We report the first complete chloroplast genome (153,158 bp), a typical quadripartite structure encoding 125 unique genes. Phylogenomic analysis places A. acuminatus as sister to <i>Lysionotus</i>. This study provides a genomic resource for molecular identification and conservation of this medicinal plant.</p>","PeriodicalId":18647,"journal":{"name":"Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources","volume":"11 9","pages":"1036-1041"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13479512/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148795461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}