Cheryl L. Morrison
Heather Galbraith
Michael S. Eackles
W. Bane Schill
Tim L. King
Aaron W. Aunins
2018
<p><span>The freshwater mussels </span><i>Alasmidonta heterodon</i><span> and </span><i>A. varicosa</i><span> historically inhabited rivers along the North American Atlantic coast from the Carolinas, U.S.A., to New Brunswick, CA. However, many populations have been extirpated, and </span><i>A. heterodon</i><span> is now federally listed in the U.S.A. as endangered, and both </span><i>A. heterodon</i><span> and </span><i>A. varicosa</i><span> are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. To facilitate genetic study of these species, we sequenced the complete female mitochondrial genomes of </span><i>A. heterodon</i><span> (15,909 bp; GenBank accession no. MG905826), and </span><i>A. varicosa</i><span> (15,693 bp; GenBank accession no. MG938673). Both mitogenomes contained 14 protein coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNAs with the same gene order as reported for other members of the subfamily Anodontinae. When these two genomes were put into a phylogenetic context with other members of the Unionidae, they clustered together with other species in the subfamily Anodontinae, Tribe Anodontini.</span></p>
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10.1080/23802359.2018.1501307
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Taylor & Francis
The complete maternal mitochondrial genome sequences of two imperiled North American freshwater mussels: Alasmidonta heterodon and Alasmidonta varicosa (Bivalvia: Unionoida: Unionidae)
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