The complete mitochondrial genome of Numenius minutus (Charadriiformes: Scolopacidae): comparative and phylogenetic analysis.

In this study, we used the next-generation sequencing method to obtain mitochondrial DNA (DNA) of Gould 1841 in Scolopacidae, after which we analyzed the structure and phylogeny of the Charadriiformes. The complete DNA was 17,047 bp in length, and contained 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one control region (CR). The gene structure and arrangement of the mitochondrial genome of 64 Charadriiformes species were basically the same as most birds. The reconstructed phylogenetic tree demonstrated that species were sister groups and monophyletic in Scolopacidae.