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MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART B-RESOURCES
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 2085-2086Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1765210
Keywords
Chagos; MPA; sharks; ecosystems; conservation; MinION; molecular taxonomy
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- Stanford University
- Bertarelli Foundation
- UK Natural Environment Research Council
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The Chagos archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) has been lacking in detailed genetic studies of its chondrichthyan populations. Chondrichthyes in Chagos continue to be endangered through illegal fishing operations, necessitating species distribution and abundance studies to facilitate urgent monitoring and conservation of the species. Here, we present a complete mitochondrial genome of the Silvertip Shark, Carcharhinus albimarginatus sampled in the Chagos archipelago. The mitochondrial genome of C. albimarginatus was 16,706 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, a replication origin and a D-loop region. GC content was at 38.7% and the control region was 1,065 bp in length. We expect that mitogenomes presented here will aid development of molecular assays for species distribution studies. Overall these studies will promote effective conservation of marine ecosystemes in the BIOT.
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