The complete mitogenome of Pentacheles validus (Decapoda: Polychelidae)

Xiaofeng Shi; Dingyong Huang; Jianjia Wang; Wentao Niu; Rongcheng Lin

doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1455160

The complete mitogenome of Pentacheles validus (Decapoda: Polychelidae)

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2018 May 25;3(2):648-649. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1455160.

Authors

Xiaofeng Shi¹, Dingyong Huang¹, Jianjia Wang¹, Wentao Niu¹, Rongcheng Lin¹

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Marine Biology and Ecology, Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Xiamen, PR China.

Abstract

In this study, the complete mitogenome sequence of Pentacheles validus has been decoded for the first time. The overall base composition is 33.4% for A, 25.0% for C, 10.8% for G, and 30.9% for T and has low GC content of 35.8%. The assembled mitogenome, 16,079 bp in length, has unique 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs and 2 ribosomal RNAs. The mitogenome shares 80% identity to Polycheles typhlops. The complete mitogenome of P. validus provides essential DNA molecular data for further phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis for Polychelidae and deep-sea faunas.

Keywords: Pentacheles validus; evolutionary; mitogenome; next-generation sequencing.