title: The complete mitochondrial genome of the Violet-spotted reef lobster Enoplometopus debelius (Crustacea, Astacidea, Enoplometopidae).
abstract: The violet-spotted reef lobster Enoplometopus debelius Holthuis, 1983 (Decapoda, Astacidea, Enoplometopidae) is found in the tropical reef areas of the Indo-Pacific region, and is a highly prized and very popular species in the aquarium trade industry. The complete mitochondrial genome of E. debelius has 15,641 base pairs consisting of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs, and a control region of 746 bp. The base composition of E. debelius is 36.4% A, 35.3% T, 18.1% C, 10.3% G, and the species has an AT content of 71.7%. The E. debelius mitogenome was found to have a gene arrangement and transcriptional polarity identical to that of the Homarus americanus mitogenome, a representative of the arthropod ground pattern. Here, we present the complete mitogenome sequence of E. debelius, which is the first in the superfamily Enoplometopoidea. These data will provide a useful molecular resource for the phylogenetic study of the infraorder Astacidea/order Decapoda.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Sciences , Inha University , Incheon , South Korea .
authors.forename: Dong-Ha
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.affiliation: a Department of Biological Sciences , Inha University , Incheon , South Korea .
authors.forename: Gi-Sik
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: b Department of Parasitology , College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University , Cheongju , South Korea , and.
authors.forename: Joong-Ki
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: c Division of Life Sciences , Korea Polar Research Institute , KIOST , Incheon , South Korea.
authors.forename: Sanghee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020029:Base Pairing / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D054629:Genome, Mitochondrial; D008121:Nephropidae / Q000235:genetics*; D012343:RNA, Transfer / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D012343:RNA, Transfer
keywords: Astacidea; Enoplometopidae; Enoplometopus debelius; mitogenome; reef lobster