Sequencing and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Eriocheir sinensis

Abstract

The Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensi belongs to the family Decapoda, Varunidae, Eriocheir. In this study, the full length of mitochondrial genome of an ovulated Chinese mitten crab was first sequenced and analyzed. It was determined to be 16,353 bp in length, and consists of 13 protein coding genes (PCDs), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes and 1 control region.

Keywords:

• Chinese mitten crab
• Eriocheir sinensis
• mitochondrial genome
• sequencing

Declaration of interest

The authors report no conflicts of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper.

We thank the Young & Middle-aged Academic Backbone Project of Shaoxing University (2014) for financial support.