The whole mitochondrial genome of the mangrove crab, Metopograpsus frontalis (Miers, 1880) (Decapoda, Grapsidae) and its phylogenetic relationship. Issue 1 (2nd January 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Guan, Mengyun; Liu, Xinming; Lin, Fan; Xie, Zhuofang; Fazhan, Hanafiah; Ikhwanuddin, Mhd; Tan, Huaqiang; Ma, Hongyu
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 3:Issue 1(2018)
• Page Start: 368
• Page End: 369
• Publication Date: 2018-01-02
• Subjects: Metopograpsus frontalis -- mitochondrial genome -- phylogeny; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1450685
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

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.