First complete mitochondrial genome from family Moinidae, Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820) (Cladocera; Moinidae)

Abstract

We sequenced and annotated the complete mitochondrial genome for the freshwater water flea Moina macrocopa (Straus, 1820). This is the first mitogenome for the family Moinidae. The complete mitogenome of M. macrocopa is 16,072 bp, with 35.8% A, 17.6% C, 12.8% G, and 33.8% T. The mitogenome comprises 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA) genes, and a non-coding region. Phylogenomic analysis based on 28 in-group taxa belonging to the orders Anostraca, Diplostraca, and Notostraca is congruent with published phylogenetic relationship for cladocerans, with M. macrocopa being grouped with members of the Daphniidae. This mitogenome resource will be useful for future phylogenetic studies of water fleas.

Keywords

• complete mitogenome
• cladocera
• moinidae
• moina macrocopa