Genome Observatory now has a Genometrics section, where I've collated some stats about the 18k NCBI Chromosome-level genome records. Interestingly many genomes have no mitogenome, and most plant genomes have no plastid genome. Any and all suggestions for additions to Genometrics are welcomed!
September 28, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Genome Observatory now has a Genometrics section, where I've collated some stats about the 18k NCBI Chromosome-level genome records. Interestingly many genomes have no mitogenome, and most plant genomes have no plastid genome. Any and all suggestions for additions to Genometrics are welcomed!
This is not a land flatworm... it's a land nemertean!
In this new paper, we describe its complex mitogenome, report the presence of NUMTs, and even more! 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
In this new paper, we describe its complex mitogenome, report the presence of NUMTs, and even more! 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM
This is not a land flatworm... it's a land nemertean!
In this new paper, we describe its complex mitogenome, report the presence of NUMTs, and even more! 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
In this new paper, we describe its complex mitogenome, report the presence of NUMTs, and even more! 🧪
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
I'm thrilled to announce, together with @RajivBoscoloAgostini and @jack-the-villain.bsky.social, that our paper entitled "Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily" is out now in Science Advances!
Check it out!
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Check it out!
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily
Mitogenomes spanning 15 millennia reveal a genetic discontinuity within Sicily and continuous gene flow from Eurasia and Africa.
doi.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I'm thrilled to announce, together with @RajivBoscoloAgostini and @jack-the-villain.bsky.social, that our paper entitled "Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily" is out now in Science Advances!
Check it out!
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Check it out!
doi.org/10.1126/scia...
Also a HUGE congratulations to my PhD student Mel for winning the @bioanth.org Outstanding Presentation Award for her talk on A Reference Mitogenome for the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey Using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing… AMAZING job Mel! So proud of you!
March 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Also a HUGE congratulations to my PhD student Mel for winning the @bioanth.org Outstanding Presentation Award for her talk on A Reference Mitogenome for the Yellow-Tailed Woolly Monkey Using Oxford Nanopore Sequencing… AMAZING job Mel! So proud of you!
HAPLODIPOIDY ACCELERATES MITOGENOME EVOLUTION IN INSECTS https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.02.626394v1
December 5, 2024 at 8:32 PM
HAPLODIPOIDY ACCELERATES MITOGENOME EVOLUTION IN INSECTS https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.12.02.626394v1
A Million Years of Mammoth Mitogenome Evolution academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
A Million Years of Mammoth Mitogenome Evolution
Abstract. The genomic study of specimens dating to the Early and Middle Pleistocene (EP and MP), a period spanning from 2.6 million years ago (Ma) to 126 t
academic.oup.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A Million Years of Mammoth Mitogenome Evolution academic.oup.com/mbe/article/...
Another mitogenome paper. This time, the California trap-door spider!
share.google/i1qDmGvTpl0a...
share.google/i1qDmGvTpl0a...
December 19, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Another mitogenome paper. This time, the California trap-door spider!
share.google/i1qDmGvTpl0a...
share.google/i1qDmGvTpl0a...
...so here's a new one: Pycnogonum sp. (ventral view)...a new species from East #Antarctica collected on NBP23-03. My undergrad Mady Gott (headed to Nebraska for her PhD! YAY!) and I are working up the mitogenome, description, and 3D scan...hoping to finish this early summer! 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶🐧🧬
May 1, 2025 at 11:38 AM
...so here's a new one: Pycnogonum sp. (ventral view)...a new species from East #Antarctica collected on NBP23-03. My undergrad Mady Gott (headed to Nebraska for her PhD! YAY!) and I are working up the mitogenome, description, and 3D scan...hoping to finish this early summer! 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶🐧🧬
In this 2024 paper, we sequenced the complete mitogenome of the invasive flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus and of 4 species of Caenoplana. We found that the mitogenomes of all Rhynchodeminae have unusual structural features, including a very long cox2 gene.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
The invasive land flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus has repeated sequences in the mitogenome, extra-long cox2 gene and paralogous nuclear rRNA clusters - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - The invasive land flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus has repeated sequences in the mitogenome, extra-long cox2 gene and paralogous nuclear rRNA clusters
doi.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:02 PM
In this 2024 paper, we sequenced the complete mitogenome of the invasive flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus and of 4 species of Caenoplana. We found that the mitogenomes of all Rhynchodeminae have unusual structural features, including a very long cox2 gene.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
doi.org/10.1038/s415...
A Million Years of Mammoth Mitogenome Evolution academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... 🧬🖥️🧪🦣
April 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
A Million Years of Mammoth Mitogenome Evolution academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... 🧬🖥️🧪🦣
Excited to contribute to this project on intertidal #eDNA monitoring, field work, and mitogenome assembly.
Awesome to see Shannon Brown, our lab manager, in her element :)
Awesome to see Shannon Brown, our lab manager, in her element :)
🐟🔬 Researchers from Scripps Oceanography & partner organizations have launched the first major effort to genetically catalog marine #biodiversity along the California coast, starting in San Diego.
Learn more about the statewide project, supported by @opc-california.bsky.social ⬇️
Learn more about the statewide project, supported by @opc-california.bsky.social ⬇️
California's Unidentified Coastal Species Get a DNA Library of Their Own
The closest thing marine taxonomists have to the Olympics is now underway in San Diego. But instead of racing for medals, leading scientists are spending two weeks working together to catalog the extr...
scripps.ucsd.edu
June 26, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Excited to contribute to this project on intertidal #eDNA monitoring, field work, and mitogenome assembly.
Awesome to see Shannon Brown, our lab manager, in her element :)
Awesome to see Shannon Brown, our lab manager, in her element :)
🚨New paper out
Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
@sduplessis.bsky.social
@otterproject.bsky.social
@molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social
Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
@sduplessis.bsky.social
@otterproject.bsky.social
@molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social
Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach
Abstract. Non-invasive genetic monitoring of endangered species and populations is a crucial component of conservation biology, especially for elusive spec
doi.org
March 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
🚨New paper out
Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
@sduplessis.bsky.social
@otterproject.bsky.social
@molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social
Recovering whole mitogenome sequences from Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) spraint samples: a metagenomic approach doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
@sduplessis.bsky.social
@otterproject.bsky.social
@molecol-cardiffuni.bsky.social
Working with mitogenomes for eDNA, phylogenetics, etc, but not sure what's available on GenBank? Maybe your study group has weird mitogenome features? Come explore with with my new GenBankMitoReview tool!
github.com/dmacguigan/G...
#DNA #bioinformatics #eDNA #GenBank
github.com/dmacguigan/G...
#DNA #bioinformatics #eDNA #GenBank
July 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Working with mitogenomes for eDNA, phylogenetics, etc, but not sure what's available on GenBank? Maybe your study group has weird mitogenome features? Come explore with with my new GenBankMitoReview tool!
github.com/dmacguigan/G...
#DNA #bioinformatics #eDNA #GenBank
github.com/dmacguigan/G...
#DNA #bioinformatics #eDNA #GenBank
#LiteratureNotice Cardoso & Gómez-Zurita. The first complete mitochondrial genome sequences of an ancient orphan evolutionary lineage of Eumolpinae leaf beetles endemic to the South Pacific doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Beetle #Beetles #leafbeetles #mitochondrialgenomesequences
August 20, 2026 at 5:50 AM
#LiteratureNotice Cardoso & Gómez-Zurita. The first complete mitochondrial genome sequences of an ancient orphan evolutionary lineage of Eumolpinae leaf beetles endemic to the South Pacific doi.org/10.1186/s128... #Beetle #Beetles #leafbeetles #mitochondrialgenomesequences
I'm happy to report that our paper on the mitochondrial genome of Oxyrrhis marina is finally out! Led by Ronie Haro, with Nikita Walunjkar and Soham Jorapur www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What's this all about? Is it just another mitogenome? NO!
What's this all about? Is it just another mitogenome? NO!
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
I'm happy to report that our paper on the mitochondrial genome of Oxyrrhis marina is finally out! Led by Ronie Haro, with Nikita Walunjkar and Soham Jorapur www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What's this all about? Is it just another mitogenome? NO!
What's this all about? Is it just another mitogenome? NO!
Our new paper:
The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)
Based on specimens found in a terrarium with frogs! 🧪
doi.org/10.1080/2380...
The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)
Based on specimens found in a terrarium with frogs! 🧪
doi.org/10.1080/2380...
The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)
Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) is a tiny terrestrial flatworm of the subfamily Rhynchodeminae (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae) generally found in Europe and North America. Its mitogenome is 16...
doi.org
June 9, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Our new paper:
The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)
Based on specimens found in a terrarium with frogs! 🧪
doi.org/10.1080/2380...
The mitogenome of the Northern Hemisphere native terrestrial flatworm Rhynchodemus sylvaticus (Leidy, 1851) (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae)
Based on specimens found in a terrarium with frogs! 🧪
doi.org/10.1080/2380...
[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We also present its mitogenome, the first for this early-diverging pectinid genus; providing key insights to gene order evolution in this family.
LINK: doi.org/10.1071/IS24...
LINK: doi.org/10.1071/IS24...
February 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
[New Paper] Meet Delectopecten thermus, a new species of Glass Scallop from a deep-sea hot vent in Okinawa Trough, Japan! We also present its mitogenome, the first for this early-diverging pectinid genus; providing key insights to gene order evolution in this family.
LINK: doi.org/10.1071/IS24...
LINK: doi.org/10.1071/IS24...
Coming soon: the complete mitogenome and additional molecular insights into this fascinating animal.
And no—it’s not a flatworm.
Stay tuned! 🧪
And no—it’s not a flatworm.
Stay tuned! 🧪
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Coming soon: the complete mitogenome and additional molecular insights into this fascinating animal.
And no—it’s not a flatworm.
Stay tuned! 🧪
And no—it’s not a flatworm.
Stay tuned! 🧪
Eleven nudibranch mitogenomes are newly sequenced and analyzed: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#phylogeny #mitogenome #nudibranchs
#phylogeny #mitogenome #nudibranchs
August 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Eleven nudibranch mitogenomes are newly sequenced and analyzed: doi.org/10.3897/zook...
#phylogeny #mitogenome #nudibranchs
#phylogeny #mitogenome #nudibranchs
'Here, we introduce the mitogenome of Mantamonas sphyraenae, a protist from the deep-branching CRuMs supergroup. Remarkably, it boasts the most gene-rich mitogenome outside of jakobids, by housing 91 genes, including 62 protein-coding ones. '
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
A gene-rich mitochondrion with a unique ancestral protein transport system
Mitochondria have continuously gained and lost genes, making it challenging to reconstruct
their nature in the last eukaryotic common ancestor. Moreira et al. report a unique
mitochondrial protein-tra...
www.cell.com
September 7, 2024 at 8:43 AM
'Here, we introduce the mitogenome of Mantamonas sphyraenae, a protist from the deep-branching CRuMs supergroup. Remarkably, it boasts the most gene-rich mitogenome outside of jakobids, by housing 91 genes, including 62 protein-coding ones. '
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
In this 2024 paper, we described the complete mitogenome of the native European land flatworm Microplana scharffi and demonstrated the phylogenetic proximity between the Microplaniinae and Bipaliinae.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
December 13, 2024 at 3:54 PM
In this 2024 paper, we described the complete mitogenome of the native European land flatworm Microplana scharffi and demonstrated the phylogenetic proximity between the Microplaniinae and Bipaliinae.
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
Guo et al 2016 sequenced the ginkgo mitochondrial genomes to look at common features of gymnosperms. The Ginkgo mitogenome is relatively small, have low substitution rates, and possess numerous genes, introns, and edit sites; all present in the ancestral seed plant. doi.org/10.1093/molb... #2025MMM
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Guo et al 2016 sequenced the ginkgo mitochondrial genomes to look at common features of gymnosperms. The Ginkgo mitogenome is relatively small, have low substitution rates, and possess numerous genes, introns, and edit sites; all present in the ancestral seed plant. doi.org/10.1093/molb... #2025MMM
Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily
Mitogenomes spanning 15 millennia reveal a genetic discontinuity within Sicily and continuous gene flow from Eurasia and Africa.
www.science.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fifteen millennia of human mitogenome evolution in Sicily | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
We published in 2024 the complete mitogenome of this native European flatworm species, Microplana scharffi + several genes.
It is important to characterise the molecules of native flatworms, in order to differentiate them from invasive species 🧪
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
It is important to characterise the molecules of native flatworms, in order to differentiate them from invasive species 🧪
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
The terrestrial flatworm Microplana scharffi (Geoplanidae, Microplaninae): mitochondrial genome, phylogenetic proximity to the Bipaliinae and genes related to regeneration
| Zootaxa
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We published in 2024 the complete mitogenome of this native European flatworm species, Microplana scharffi + several genes.
It is important to characterise the molecules of native flatworms, in order to differentiate them from invasive species 🧪
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
It is important to characterise the molecules of native flatworms, in order to differentiate them from invasive species 🧪
doi.org/10.11646/zoo...
📰 The April issue article on mammoth mitogenome evolution by @jcchacond.bsky.social et al. has been receiving plenty of attention in the media across the world.
Check ⬇️ for some of the coverage, and read the original study on MBE's website: doi.org/10.1093/molb...
📷 @lovedalen.bsky.social
Check ⬇️ for some of the coverage, and read the original study on MBE's website: doi.org/10.1093/molb...
📷 @lovedalen.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📰 The April issue article on mammoth mitogenome evolution by @jcchacond.bsky.social et al. has been receiving plenty of attention in the media across the world.
Check ⬇️ for some of the coverage, and read the original study on MBE's website: doi.org/10.1093/molb...
📷 @lovedalen.bsky.social
Check ⬇️ for some of the coverage, and read the original study on MBE's website: doi.org/10.1093/molb...
📷 @lovedalen.bsky.social