The complete sequence of the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of the damsel bug, Alloeorhynchus bakeri, has been completed and annotated in this study. It represents the first sequenced mitochondrial genome of heteropteran family Nabidae. The circular genome is 15, 851 bp in length with an A+T content of 73.5%, contains the typical 37 genes that are arranged in the same order as that of the putative a...

Anemonefishes (Pomacentridae Amphiprioninae) are a group of 30 valid coral reef fish species with their phylogenetic relationships still under debate. The eight available mitogenomes of anemonefishes were used to reconstruct the molecular phylogenetic tree; six were obtained from this study (Amphiprion clarkii, A. frenatus, A. percula, A. perideraion, A. polymnus and Premnas biaculeatus) and tw...

A new mixed-valence one-dimensional coordination polymer of formula {[CoII(MeOH)2][(μ-NC)2CoIII(dmphen)(CN)2]2}n·2nH2O (1) was obtained by reacting the Ph4P[CoII(dmphen)(CN)3] metalloligand (dmphen = 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline and Ph4P+ tetraphenylphosphonium ion) with cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate. The structural analysis shows formation a neutral 4,2-ribbon-like chain vertex-sharing c...

Dinoflagellates in the genus Symbiodinium are best known as endosymbionts of corals and other invertebrate as well as protist hosts, but also exist free-living in coastal environments. Despite their importance in marine ecosystems, less than 10 loci have been used to explore phylogenetic relationships in this group, and only the multi-copy nuclear ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) reg...