The mitochondrial genome of Huananpotamon koatenense (Rathbun, 1904) (Brachyura, Potamidae) and phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Freshwater crabs play essential roles in the well-functioning of the inland aquatic ecosystems. However, due to the lack of sufficient molecular resources, the study of freshwater crabs has been greatly hindered. In this study, the mitochondrial genome of Huananpotamon koatenense, a freshwater crab endemic to China, was sequenced for the first time. This mitogenome sequence is 15,528 bp long, and contains 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes and 22 tRNA genes. Phylogenetic analyses based on 25 mitogenomes showed that H. koatenense was clustered with the known congeneric species of H. lichuanense.

Keywords

• Freshwater crab
• China
• mitogenome
• Potamiscinae
• Decapoda