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The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Anthracoceros coronatus (Bucerotiformes: Bucerotidae)

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Anthracoceros coronatus (Bucerotiformes: Bucerotidae) has been listed in near threatened category in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to population decline. Mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequence is informative and very useful for systematics and conservation biology studies. In this study, we first determined and characterized the complete mitogenome of A. coronatus using next-generation sequencing platform. The complete mitogenome of A. coronatus was 17,214 bp in length, with an AT ratio of 52.8%. It contained the typical structure of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes and a non-coding control region or D-loop region, with an identical gene order to that of most other vertebrates. The complete mitogenome sequence of A. coronatus would not only provide additional molecular markers of choice for detecting illegal poaching and trafficking of this bird species, but also would contribute to phylogenomic study of hornbill birds.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Mr. Zhugang Wu for collecting sample. This study was supported by the Hundred Oversea Talents Recruitment Program of Yunnan Province.

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  1. Rong Li and Yanyan Chen have contributed equally to this work.

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  1. School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, No. 2 North Cuihu Road, Kunming, 650091, China

    Rong Li, Yanyan Chen, Haiya Yan, Chunqing Li, Heng Xiao & Shanyuan Chen

  2. Key Laboratory for Animal Genetic Diversity and Evolution of High Education in Yunnan Province, Yunnan University, Kunming, 650091, China

    Heng Xiao

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Li, R., Chen, Y., Yan, H. et al. The complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Anthracoceros coronatus (Bucerotiformes: Bucerotidae). Conservation Genet Resour 10, 401–404 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-017-0835-9

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