Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources (May 2024)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the sand bubbler crab Scopimera longidactyla Shen 1932 (Decapoda: Dotillidae) and its phylogenetic analysis

  • Jaeyong Bae,
  • Dalyoung Kim,
  • Seongryul Lim,
  • Sungkon Kim,
  • Jung Soo Heo,
  • Keun-Yong Kim,
  • Biet Thanh Tran,
  • Seongmin Kim

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2024.2346603
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 5
pp. 574 – 577

Abstract

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The sand bubbler crab, Scopimera longidactyla Shen, 1932 (Arthropoda: Malacostraca: Decapoda: Thoracotremata: Dotillidae), is commonly found along tropical and subtropical sandy shores of China, Korea, and Taiwan. Ecologically, it plays an important role in the productivity of sandy shores through their feeding and burrowing activities. In this study, the first complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of S. longidactyla was analyzed using next-generation sequencer. Its mitogenome, circular in structure, spans 15,965 bp with a GC content of 29.97%, consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, and one putative control region. Its mitogenome arrangement and composition are identical to its two congeners, S. globosa and S. intermedia. Phylogenetic analysis fully supports for the monophyly of the genus Scopimera and the sister relationship between S. longidactyla and S. globosa. The complete mitogenome of S. longidactyla and its phylogenetic implications will provide valuable insights for further studies in phylogenetic and evolutionary biology.

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