Park Hyun, Ahn Do Hwan
Division of Polar Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute , Yeonsu-gu, Incheon , South Korea and.
Mitochondrial DNA. 2015 Aug;26(4):642-3. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2013.836515. Epub 2013 Oct 1.
The complete mitogenome of the Antarctic soft-shelled clam, Laternula elliptica was determined to be 14,622 bp in length, and to contain 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and large (rrnL) and small (rrnS) rRNA genes. Its total A + T content is 55.09%. The L. elliptica mitogenome is the smallest one among those of bivalvia, due to the existence of relatively small intergenic non-coding sequences. All genes are transcribed from the light-strand as a template like bivalve taxa except Unionoidea.
南极软壳蛤（Laternula elliptica）的完整线粒体基因组长度测定为14,622 bp，包含13个蛋白质编码基因（PCG）、22个tRNA基因以及大核糖体RNA基因（rrnL）和小核糖体RNA基因（rrnS）。其A+T总含量为55.09%。由于存在相对较小的基因间隔非编码序列，椭圆侧腕水母的线粒体基因组是双壳纲中最小的。除珠蚌超科外，所有基因都以轻链为模板转录，这与双壳类分类群一样。
