Complete mitochondrial genome of Ulva linza, one of the causal species of green macroalgal blooms in Yellow Sea, China

Abstract

Ulva linza, a green macroalgae, is one of the causal species of the world’s largest macroalgal blooms in the Yellow Sea, China. In this study, we sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome of U.linza (GenBank accession no. KU189740). The genome consists of circular chromosomes of 70 858 bp and encodes a total of 28 protein-coding genes including eight rps genes, three rpl genes, five atp genes, three cox genes, eight nad genes and cob gene. Phylogenetic analysis showed U. linza clustered into Ulvophyceae clade and had close genetic relationship with algae Ulva prolifera.