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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1724-1725 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Mitochondrial DNA Part A: DNA Mapping, Sequencing, and Analysis |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 Informa UK Ltd.
Keywords
- Brachyuran
- Mithracidae
- Mithrax spinosissimus
- Mitogenome