Complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes of the coralline marine red algae Chiharaea americana f. americana and C. americana f. bodegensis (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta)

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The plastid and mitochondrial genomes of the marine red algae Chiharaea americana f. americana and C. americana f. bodegensis are highly similar in length, gene number, and structural organization. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Jose J. Aceves-Saldana; Aurpita Ahmed; Kimberly Alonzo; Moises Alvarez; Leilani M. Arroyo; Gisselle Avila; Lilly C. Baez; Kaeley N. Barbosa; Emily Bautista; Alfred Becerra; Aundrea Boykin; Aaron Braasch; Aaliyah Burton; Angelique A. Cabrera; Angelica Rosemarie F. Canque; Rafael Cantu; Diego Castaneda-Fuentes; William J. Clark; Jennifer De Jesus; Elizabeth Lira; Ixchel C. Flores-Aranda; Moises Funtila; Paul W. Gabrielson; Julianna M. Gonzalez; Jadah S. Gustus; Hayli Hernandez-Celestino; Dain Hong; Jeffery R. Hughey; Aiden Ishimaru; Jamilah Ahmed Joseph; HH Lee; Adrian I. Lopez; Mariah I. Marquez-Gonzalez; Angelita Martinez-Montesino; Carlosemilio Moreno; Ashley A. Ortiz; Leylani B. Ortiz; Emily A. Palomares; Fatima Pamatz-Angel; Max Payne; Marlen Pichardo; Naomi E. Pressey; Kennedy B. Rios Barragan; Genesis Rios Bustamante; Ulises Ríos; Halie R. Roberts; Oscar L. Rodriguez; Destiny Sanchez; Lizbeth M. Sandoval; Jasmin Serrano; Aiden Valdez; Jaskaran S. Walia; Emma L. Winningham

doi:10.1128/mra.00455-26

June 4, 2026Microbiology Resource AnnouncementsOpen Access

Complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes of the coralline marine red algae Chiharaea americana f. americana and C. americana f. bodegensis (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta)

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Key Points

The research focuses on sequencing and comparing the plastid and mitochondrial genomes of two varieties of Chiharaea americana.
Sequencing of the organellar genomes of Chiharaea americana f. americana and f. bodegensis.
Comparison of genome lengths, gene numbers, and gene organization between the two varieties.
Plastid genomes are 180,947 bp and 180,756 bp for f. americana and f. bodegensis, respectively.
Mitochondrial genomes are 25,923 bp and 25,942 bp for f. americana and f. bodegensis, respectively.
Both varieties have similar numbers of genes: 233 vs 234 for plastids and 50 for mitochondria.

Implication

Genomic analysis shows similarities in organellar genomes of Chiharaea americana varieties, indicating evolutionary consistency.

Abstract

We present the organellar genome sequences of Chiharaea americana f. americana and C. americana f. bodegensis . The plastid and mitochondrial genomes of f. americana and f. bodegensis are highly similar in length (plastid 180,947 vs 180,756, mitochondrial 25,923 vs 25,942), gene number (plastid 233 vs 234, mitochondrial 50), and organization.

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Aceves-Saldana et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes of the coralline marine red algae Chiharaea americana f. americana and C. americana f. bodegensis (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta)

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Complete plastid and mitochondrial genomes of the coralline marine red algae Chiharaea americana f. americana and C. americana f. bodegensis (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta)

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