Emydura macquarii

Macquarie turtle

Maximum lifespan

20.9 yr

AnAge record

mtDNA size

16,470 bp

RefSeq NC_041302.1

GC content

38.44%

Whole genome

Non-coding

1,063 bp

D-loop 916 bp

Where Macquarie turtle sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Macquarie turtle has the 859th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome16,470 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.355
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): +0.149

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 20.9 years
Adult weight: 1.7 kg

Lifespan from AnAge · AnAge record · other traits from AnAge build 15 (HAGRID 03677)

About this record

Lifespan source: AnAge build 15
Based on: an animal in captivity
Data quality: acceptable, medium sample
Licence: Free to use, subject to the Human Ageing Genomic Resources conditions of use
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome16,470 bp

Protein-coding11,293 bp

12S rRNA968 bp

16S rRNA1,611 bp

All tRNA1,536 bp

D-loop916 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Emydura macquarii genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	962 bp	34.3%	27.4%	11.3%	26.9%	38.25%	−0.408	+0.111
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,044 bp	34.6%	25.6%	11.2%	28.6%	39.85%	−0.438	+0.150
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,539 bp	30.7%	29.5%	15.5%	24.3%	39.77%	−0.222	+0.021
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	679 bp	36.5%	25.8%	12.2%	25.5%	37.70%	−0.352	+0.173
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	162 bp	45.7%	25.9%	4.9%	23.5%	28.40%	−0.652	+0.276
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	687 bp	35.4%	26.6%	8.4%	29.5%	37.99%	−0.556	+0.141
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	784 bp	32.3%	25.9%	13.8%	28.1%	41.84%	−0.341	+0.110
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	349 bp	32.1%	28.4%	11.7%	27.8%	39.54%	−0.406	+0.062
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	30.0%	33.0%	10.4%	26.6%	37.04%	−0.436	−0.048
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,381 bp	34.0%	27.4%	10.2%	28.3%	38.52%	−0.470	+0.107
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,773 bp	36.7%	26.1%	9.3%	27.9%	37.17%	−0.499	+0.169
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	528 bp	47.9%	14.2%	7.8%	30.1%	37.88%	−0.590	+0.543
CYTBCytochrome b	1,129 bp	32.4%	26.2%	11.3%	29.8%	41.26%	−0.449	+0.106
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	968 bp	36.6%	21.8%	16.7%	24.9%	41.63%	−0.196	+0.253
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,611 bp	39.7%	22.7%	16.1%	21.5%	37.55%	−0.144	+0.272
D-loopControl region (D-loop)	916 bp	33.2%	34.2%	12.7%	20.0%	32.64%	−0.224	−0.015

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,767 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Vertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 2).

Phe F5.3%

UUU82

UUC117

Leu L16.9%

UUA139

UUG24

CUU85

CUC43

CUA323

CUG24

Ile I8.3%

AUU155

AUC157

Met M6.4%

AUA211

AUG29

Val V4.1%

GUU38

GUC19

GUA79

GUG18

Ser S7.4%

UCU45

UCC53

UCA127

UCG6

AGU11

AGC35

Pro P5.4%

CCU21

CCC39

CCA137

CCG7

Thr T9.3%

ACU63

ACC115

ACA168

ACG6

Ala A6.2%

GCU49

GCC104

GCA79

GCG1

Tyr Y3.4%

UAU50

UAC79

His H2.7%

CAU29

CAC72

Gln Q2.9%

CAA107

CAG2

Asn N3.8%

AAU51

AAC91

Lys K2.6%

AAA92

AAG7

Asp D1.8%

GAU30

GAC39

Glu E2.4%

GAA86

GAG5

Cys C0.9%

UGU14

UGC19

Trp W2.8%

UGA95

UGG9

Arg R1.8%

CGU7

CGC6

CGA51

CGG2

Gly G5.5%

GGU30

GGC40

GGA106

GGG32

Stop 0.2%

UAA5

UAG1

AGA1

AGG0

Genome map

38 annotated features in NC_041302.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA22
D-loop1

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (38.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 38 features as a table

Annotated features of Emydura macquarii (NC_041302.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	1	68	68 bp	+	–
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	69	1,036	968 bp	+	41.6%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	1,037	1,105	69 bp	+	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	1,106	2,716	1,611 bp	+	37.6%
tRNA-Leu (UUR)	Transfer RNA	2,719	2,793	75 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	2,798	3,759	962 bp	+	38.3%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	3,760	3,831	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	3,831	3,901	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	3,901	3,969	69 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	3,970	5,013	1,044 bp	+	39.9%
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	5,015	5,086	72 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	5,089	5,157	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	5,159	5,232	74 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	5,252	5,319	68 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	5,321	5,390	70 bp	−	–
COX1	Protein-coding gene	5,392	6,930	1,539 bp	+	39.8%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	6,933	7,004	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	7,016	7,082	67 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	7,083	7,761	679 bp	+	37.7%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	7,761	7,834	74 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	7,837	7,998	162 bp	+	28.4%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	7,989	8,675	687 bp	+	38.0%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	8,672	9,455	784 bp	+	41.8%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	9,456	9,524	69 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	9,525	9,874	350 bp	+	39.5%
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	9,875	9,942	68 bp	+	–
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	9,943	10,239	297 bp	+	37.0%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	10,233	11,613	1,381 bp	+	38.5%
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	11,614	11,683	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	11,684	11,746	63 bp	+	–
tRNA-Leu (CUN)	Transfer RNA	11,746	11,817	72 bp	+	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	11,818	13,590	1,773 bp	+	37.2%
ND6	Protein-coding gene	13,634	14,161	528 bp	−	37.9%
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	14,163	14,231	69 bp	−	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	14,287	15,415	1,129 bp	+	41.3%
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	15,416	15,484	69 bp	+	–
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	15,486	15,554	69 bp	−	–
D-loop	Control region	15,555	16,470	916 bp	–	32.6%