The mitogenome of the southern Brook Lamprey, (Cyclostomata: Petromyzontidae).

The southern brook lamprey () is a non-parasitic lamprey endemic to the southeastern US. Here, we report the complete mitogenome of this basal vertebrate and found its genomic organization to be similar to that of other reported lamprey mitogenomes. Nucleotide sequence identities for individual proteins range from 90% to 94% when compared with the congeneric species and . Finally, phylogenetic analysis revealed to be sister to these other species of These genomic data provide a baseline for future investigations regarding the molecular evolution of basal vertebrates.