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The whole mitochondrial genome of the mangrove crab, Metopograpsus frontalis (Miers, 1880) (Decapoda, Grapsidae) and its phylogenetic relationship

Guan M 1 , Liu X 2 , Lin F 1 , Xie Z 1 , Fazhan H 1 , Ikhwanuddin M 3 Show all authors , Tan H 1 , Ma H 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology, Shantou University, Shantou, China
  • 2 Marine Resource and Environment Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Oceanography, Nanning, China
  • 3 Institute of Tropical Aquaculture, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour, 2018 Mar 14;3(1):368-369.
PMID: 33490509 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1450685

Abstract

In this study, we sequenced and analyzed the whole mitochondrial genome of Metopograpsus frontalis Miers, 1880 (Decapoda, Grapsidae). The circular genome is 15,587 bp in length, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, as well as a control region. Both atp8/atp6 and nad4L/nad4 share 7 nucleotides in their adjacent overlapping region, which is identical to those observed in other Grapsidae crabs. The genome composition and gene order follow a classic crab-type arrangement regulation. The phylogenetic analysis suggested that Grapsidae crabs formed a solid monophyletic group. The newly described mitochondrial genome may provide genetic marker for studies on phylogeny of the grapsid crabs.

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