The mitochondrial genome of a deep-sea oplophoroid of the genus Acanthephyra (Crustacea: Caridea: Oplophoroidea)

Abstract

The genus Acanthephyra mainly inhabits deep waters with the maximum depth exceeding 5000 m. It has a wide distribution, except in high latitude areas. Here, we report the mitochondrial genome of Acanthephyra sp. which was collected from the northeast of South China Sea. The genome is 16,205 bp in length with a 61.52% AT content. It contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis shows that the present species is closest to A. smithi and Oplophoroidea has a close relationship with Bresilioidea in Caridea.

Keywords:

• Decapoda
• mitogenome
• phylogeny
• South China Sea

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Data availability statement

All sequences generated or used in this study are deposited in NCBI GenBank (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) and the accession numbers are detailed in Figure 1.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the National Key Research & Development (R&D) Plan under Grant [no. 2016YFC0304105-01] and the Scientific Research Fund of the Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR under Grant [no. JG1418 & JG1613].