Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of Yamaguti and Miyata, 1940 (Cestoda: Nippotaeniidae).

In this study, we report the first complete mitochondrial genome of the tapeworm in the order Nippotaeniidea Yamaguti, 1939. This mitogenome, which is 14,307 base pairs (bp) long with an A + T content of 72.2%, consists of 12 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two rRNA genes, and two non-coding regions. Most tRNAs have a conventional cloverleaf structure, but and lack dihydrouridine arms of tRNA. The two largest non-coding regions, NCR1 (220 bp) and NCR2 (817 bp), are located between and and between and , respectively. Phylogenetic analyses of mitogenomic data indicate that is closely related to tapeworms in the order Cyclophyllidea.