The complete mitochondrial genome of Africa's largest freshwater copepod, Lovenula raynerae. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jooste, Candice M.; Emami-Khoyi, Arsalan; Gan, Han Ming; Wasserman, Ryan J.; Dalu, Tatenda; Teske, Peter R.
• Is Part Of: Mitochondrial DNA. Volume 4:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 725
• Page End: 727
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Freshwater copepod -- Lovenula raynerae -- mitogenome -- freshwater species; Mitochondrial DNA -- Periodicals; 572.869
• DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2018.1555013
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2380-2359

Abstract

Abstract: Lovenula raynerae is the largest known African freshwater copepod. To date, it has only been sampled from ephemeral freshwater ecosystems. This paper reports the complete mitochondrial genome of L. raynerae, which was found to be 14, 365 bp long. A base composition of 33.5% base A, 19.3% base G, 34.6% base T, and 12.5% base C was found, with 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs. This paper contributes to an improved understanding of phylogenetic relationships in an important crustacean group.