title: Mitochondrial genome of the Caribbean king crab Damithrax spinosissimus (Lamarck, 1818) (Decapoda: Majidae).
abstract: The Caribbean king crab Damithrax spinosissimus (former Mithrax spinosissimus) is a large brachyuran in the tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. This is the first report of the complete mitochondrial genome of D. spinosissimus, which was pyrosequenced by FLX 454 technology. The mtDNA encodes for 13 proteins, 22 tRNAs and 2 ribosomal RNAs. In addition, the coding sequences and gene synteny were similar to other previously reported mitogenomes of brachyuran.
authors.affiliation: a Laboratorio de Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad Nacional de Colombia , Medellín , Colombia .
authors.forename: Edna J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Márquez
authors.affiliation: a Laboratorio de Biología Molecular y Celular, Facultad de Ciencias , Universidad Nacional de Colombia , Medellín , Colombia .
authors.forename: Julio C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Hurtado-Alarcón
authors.affiliation: b Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica-CNSG, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia , and.
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Isaza
authors.affiliation: b Centro Nacional de Secuenciación Genómica-CNSG, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia , Medellín , Colombia , and.
authors.forename: Juan F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Alzate
authors.affiliation: c Centro de Estudios en Ciencias del Mar, CECIMAR, Universidad Nacional de Colombia , sede Caribe , Colombia.
authors.forename: Néstor H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Campos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001482:Base Composition / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D003386:Brachyura / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D050259:Genes, Mitochondrial; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Brachyuran; Mithracidae; Mithrax spinosissimus; mitogenome