The complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Oestrus ovis</i> (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Oestridae)
Gaël Aleix‐Mata, Jesús M. Pérez, Antonio Sánchez
Abstract
Larvae of the sheep bot fly, Oestrus ovis (Linnaeus, 1758), cause cavitary myiasis in domestic and wild hosts, including man. The complete circular O. ovis mitogenome was assembled, which is 16,584 bp in length and encodes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, and two rRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree of O. ovis and 13 related Oestridae species, with Sarcophaga tuberosa as outgroup, was built.
Topics & Concepts
Oestrus ovisBiologyPhylogenetic treeMitochondrial DNAOvisGeneMyiasisZoologyRibosomal RNAPhylogeneticsLarvaGeneticsEcologyForensic Entomology and Diptera StudiesDiptera species taxonomy and behaviorEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies