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Abstract
The complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the blue swimming crab Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1766 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae) was determined in this study. The full length mitogenome is 16 157 bp in size, and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region, with the base composition of 33.70% for A, 18.99% for C, 12.22% for G, and 35.09% for T. The gene order of P. pelagicus mainly retains as the pancrustacean ground pattern, except for a single translocation of tRNAHis gene. The mitogenome data provide a basis for further studies on population genetics and phylogenetics.
Declaration of interest
This work is supported by the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) (No. 2012AA10A409), the Independent Innovation Foundation of Shandong Province (2013CXC80202), and National Natural Science Foundation of China (41306178). The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.