The complete mitogenome of Cherax monticola (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), a large highland crayfish from New Guinea

Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal. 2016;27(1):337-8. doi: 10.3109/19401736.2014.892105. Epub 2014 Mar 11.

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of a highland freshwater crayfish, Cherax monticola, was recovered by shotgun sequencing. The mitogenome consists of 15,917 base pairs containing 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal subunit genes, 22 transfer RNAs and a non-coding AT-rich region. The base composition of C. monticola is 33.46% for T, 21.48% for C, 33.71% for A and 11.35% for G, with an AT bias of 67.17%.

Keywords: Freshwater crayfish; Parastacidae; mitogenome.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Astacoidea / genetics*
  • Australia
  • Base Composition
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / analysis
  • DNA, Mitochondrial / genetics
  • Genes, Mitochondrial
  • Genome, Mitochondrial*
  • Molecular Sequence Annotation
  • New Guinea
  • RNA, Transfer / genetics
  • Ribosome Subunits / genetics

Substances

  • DNA, Mitochondrial
  • RNA, Transfer