title: Complete mitochondrial genomes of three mitten crabs, Eriocheir sinensis, E. hepuensis, and E. japonica.
abstract: Taxonomic classification of three mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis, E. hepuensis, and E. japonica) has long been controversial. In this study, the complete mitogenomes of the three crabs were reported. The three mitogenomes were conserved in the organization of genes with 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and 1 control region. Nucleotide variations among the crabs were identified in both coding and non-coding regions. In addition, variable numbers of tandem repeats in control region were identified in the mitten crabs. The mitogenome sequences provide a valuable resource to elucidate taxonomic relationship and evolutionary history of the three mitten crabs.
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries Germplasm Resources , Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries Germplasm Resources , Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries Germplasm Resources , Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Qixuan
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.affiliation: b Department of Biology , University of Nebraska at Omaha , Omaha , NE , USA.
authors.forename: Guoqing
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: a Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries Germplasm Resources , Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University , Shanghai , P.R. China and.
authors.forename: Chenghui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D060829:Arthropod Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003386:Brachyura / Q000235:genetics*; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial / Q000502:physiology*; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012313:RNA / Q000235:genetics; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D000077278:RNA, Mitochondrial; D012335:RNA, Ribosomal; D012313:RNA; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Mitogenome; mitten crabs; taxonomy