The complete mitochondrial genome of Aparapotamon similium (Decapoda: Brachyura), an endemic to China

Huimeng Liu; Fengjuan Jiang; Shuxin Xu; Chunchao Zhu; Xianmin Zhou; Jiexin Zou

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1638323

The complete mitochondrial genome of Aparapotamon similium (Decapoda: Brachyura), an endemic to China

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Jul 13;4(2):2482-2484. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1638323.

Authors

Huimeng Liu¹, Fengjuan Jiang¹, Shuxin Xu¹, Chunchao Zhu¹, Xianmin Zhou², Jiexin Zou¹

Affiliations

¹ Research lab of Freshwater Crustacean Decapoda and Paragonimus, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China.
² Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, PR China.

Abstract

In this study, we first obtained the complete mitochondrial genome of Aparapoamon similium (Decapoda: Brachyura). The complete mitochondrial genome is 19,236 bp in length and includes 37 typical genes (13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs genes, 2 rRNAs genes, and 1 putative control region). The whole mitochondrial genome is characterized by the apparent AT bias (72.82%). BI and ML phylogenetic analysis based on 67 mitochondrial genomes of Brachyura species show a highly similar topology structure with high bootstrap supported. The results reveal the close relationship between A. similium and Potamiscus motuoense. This study would establish a solid data foundation for further diversification studies.

Keywords: Aparapotamon similium; Complete mitochondrial genome; phylogenetic analysis.