Mitochondrial genome of the caribbean king crab damithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818) (decapoda: Majidae)

Edna J. Márquez, Julio C. Hurtado-Alarcón, Juan P. Isaza, Juan F. Alzate, Néstor H. Campos

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Abstract

The Caribbean king crab Damithrax spinosissimus (former Mithrax spinosissimus) is a large brachyuran in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. This is the first report of the complete mitochondrial genome of D. spinosissimus, which was pyrosequenced by FLX 454 technology. The mtDNA encodes for 13 proteins, 22 tRNAs and 2 ribosomal RNAs. In addition, the coding sequences and gene synteny were similar to other previously reported mitogenomes of brachyuran.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1724-1725
Number of pages2
JournalMitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis
Volume27
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • Brachyuran
  • Mithracidae
  • Mithrax spinosissimus
  • Mitogenome

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