The complete mitochondrial genome of Ampithoe lacertosa Spence Bate, 1858 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Ampithoidae)

Abstract

The complete mitochondrial genome of a herbivorous amphipod, Ampithoe lacertosa, has been determined for the first time in the present study. The total mitogenome length of A. lacertosa was 14,607 bp with 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis showed that A. lacertosa belonged to the families Caprellidae, Hyalellidae, Hyalidae, and Talitridae in the same clade, and to the suborder Senticaudata within Amphipoda. This is the first record of the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of the family Ampithoidae.