Sequence of mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase II in Cryptopygus nanjiensis and Phylogeny of Apterygota

The mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase II (Co II) from four different apterygotens Cryptopygus nanjiensis (Collembola), Neanura latior (Collembola), Gracilentulus maijiawensis (Protura) and Lepidocampa weberi (Diplura) were sequenced. Their A T content, number of nucleotide substitutions, TV/TV ratio, and Tamura-Nei's distance were calculated. A series of phylogenetic trees were constructed by parsimony and distance methods using a crustacean Artemia franciscana as outgroup. Finally the evolutionary trend A T content of CO II genetic divergence and phylogenetic relationship of apterygotan groups were discussed.