THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CAVE BAT, MYOTIS VELIFER

Abstract

For the first time, the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>Parasitus fimetorum</i> was sequenced. The mitochondrial genome is 14,619 bp in length and includes 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and a control region. The base composition is 35.6% for A, 34.8% for T, 18.2% for G, and 11.4% for C. A phylogenetic tree based on the maximum likelihood (ML) method indicated that <i>Parasitus fimetorum</i> was clustered with <i>Parasitus wangdunqingi</i> within the family Parasitidae.