The mitochondrial genomes of Bilateria are relatively conserved in their protein-coding,
rRNA, and tRNA gene complement, but the order of these genes can range from very …

Endoparasitic annelids living inside another annelid host are known, particularly with regard
to Oenonidae, but in general are poorly studied. The dorvilleid Veneriserva pygoclava is …

Across Annelida, accessing the water column drives morphological and lifestyle
modifications—yet in the primarily “benthic” scale worms, the ecological significance of …

Within Polynoidae, a diverse aphroditiform family, the subfamily Macellicephalinae
comprises anchialine cave-dwelling and deep-sea scaleworms. In this study …

Background The mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of the family Serpulidae are
characterized by a high nucleotide sequence divergence and a significant number of gene …

In contrast to highly conserved mitogenomic architecture in most metazoan lineages, which
indicates that rearrangement events are generally strongly selected against, a limited …

Mitogenomes are useful for inferring phylogenetic relationships between organisms.
Although the mitogenomes of Annelida, one of the most morphologically and ecologically …

Background The mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of metazoans generally include the
same set of protein-coding genes, which ensures the homology of mitochondrial genes …

Mitochondrial genomes are used widely for the molecular phylogenetic analysis of animals.
Although phylogenetic analyses based on the mitogenomes of brachyurans often yield well …

Contrary to the early evidence, which indicated that the mitochondrial architecture in one of
the two major annelida clades, Sedentaria, is relatively conserved, a handful of relatively …