The mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Ethiopian honey bee

Authors

Leigh Boardman, University of Florida
Amin Eimanifar, University of Florida
Rebecca Kimball, University of FloridaFollow
Edward Braun, University of Florida
Stefan Fuchs, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Bernd Grünewald, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
James D. Ellis, University of Florida

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis was 16,523 bp long. The 13 protein-coding genes, two rRNAs, and 22 tRNAs resembled other Apis mitogenomes. The location of this Apis subspecies in our phylogenetic tree supported the hypothesis that this subspecies is distinct, and is most closely related to A. m. scutellata and A. m. monticola.

Publication Title

Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources

Recommended Citation

Boardman, L., Eimanifar, A., Kimball, R., Braun, E., Fuchs, S., Grünewald, B., & Ellis, J. (2020). The mitochondrial genome of Apis mellifera simensis (Hymenoptera: Apidae), an Ethiopian honey bee. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources, 5 (1), 9-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1693307