Pogonophora or siboglinid tubeworms (Annelida, Siboglinidae) have been found in the East Siberian Sea for the first time. On the basis of the results of molecular phylogenetic analysis, the found specimens are presumably assigned to the genus Oligobrachia. The stations where the siboglinid tubeworms have been found are located in the area of methane seeps. This confirms the previously stated hypothesis about relationship of siboglinid tubeworm distribution with the areas of underwater methane seeps.
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Microorganisms
November 2024
School of Resources and Chemical Engineering, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, China.
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Guangdong Basic Research Center of Excellence for Ecological Security and Green Development, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Programa de Pos-graduacao em Ciencias Biologicas (Genetica), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A significant proportion of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data ends up not being used since they comprise information out-of-scope of the primary studies. This 'waste' of potential can be harnessed to explore organellar genomes, such as the mitochondrial DNA, and be used for evolutionary, conservation and biodiversity research. We present the complete mitochondrial genomes of the deep-sea methanotrophic sponges and (Demospongiae, Poecilosclerida) retrieved from previously published whole metagenome sequencing data.
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Department of Geology and Geochemistry of Fossil Fuels, Faculty of Geology, Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia.
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Center of Deep Sea Research, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, China; South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Laoshan Laboratory, Qingdao 266071, China. Electronic address:
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