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The complete mitogenome of Leptestheria brevirostris Barnard, 1924, a rock pool clam shrimp (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from Central District, Botswana
Emami-Khoyi, Arsalan ; Tladi, Murphy ; Dalu, Tatenda ; Teske, Peter R. ; van Vuuren, Bettine Jansen ; Rogers, D. Christopher ; Nyamukondiwa, Casper ; Wasserman, Ryan J.
Emami-Khoyi, Arsalan
Tladi, Murphy
Dalu, Tatenda
Teske, Peter R.
van Vuuren, Bettine Jansen
Rogers, D. Christopher
Nyamukondiwa, Casper
Wasserman, Ryan J.
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Abstract
Spinicaudatan clam shrimp are a widespread and diverse group of branchiopod crustaceans, yet few mitochondrial genomes have been published for this taxonomic group. Here, we present the mitogenome of Leptestheria brevirostris from a rock pool ecosystem in Botswana. Massively parallel sequencing of a single specimen facilitated the reconstruction of the species’ 15,579 bp circularized mitogenome. The reconstructed phylogenetic tree confirms that L. brevirostris forms a monophyletic group with other diplostracan branchiopods, and that these are the sister taxon to Notostraca. The mitogenome reconstructed here is the first to be reported from a leptestherid clam shrimp.
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2021-02-17
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Taylor & Francis Open Access
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Africa, Illumina next-generation sequencing, Mitochondrial genome, Spinicaudatan
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Emami-Khoyi, A., Tladi, M., Dalu, T., Teske, P. R., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Rogers, D. C., Nyamukondiwa, C., & Wasserman, R. J. (2021). The complete mitogenome of Leptestheria brevirostris Barnard, 1924, a rock pool clam shrimp (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata) from Central District, Botswana. Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources, 6(2), 608–610. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2021.1875898