Marine Biotechnology

, Volume 7, Issue 4, pp 339–349 | Cite as

Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequences of the Decapod Crustaceans Pseudocarcinus gigas (Menippidae) and Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Palaemonidae)

  • Adam D. Miller
  • Nicholas P. Murphy
  • Christopher P. Burridge
  • Christopher M. Austin
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Abstract

The complete mitochondrial DNA sequence was determined for the Australian giant crab Pseudocarcinns gigas (Crustacea: Decapoda: Menippidae) and the giant freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium rosenbergii (Crustacea: Decapoda: Palaemonidae). The Pse gigas and Mrosenbergii mitochondrial genomes are circular molecules, 15,515 and 15,772 bp in length, respectively, and have the same gene composition as found in other metazoans. The gene arrangement of M. rosenbergii corresponds with that of the presumed ancestral arthropod gene order, represented by Limulus polyphemus, except for the position of the tRNALeu(UUR) gene. The Pse. gigas gene arrangement corresponds exactly with that reported for another brachyuran, Portunus trituberculatus, and differs from the M. rosenbergii gene order by only the position of the tRNA His gene. Given the relative positions of intergenic nonoding nucleotides, the “duplication/random loss” model appears to be the most plausible mechanism for the translocation of this gene. These data represent the first caridean and only the second brachyuran complete mtDNA sequences, and a source of information that will facilitate surveys of intraspecific variation within these commercially important decapod species.

Keywords

Brachyura Caridea mitochondrial genome gene translocation duplication / random loss 
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Acknowledgments

The authors thank Andrew Levings for providing Pse. gigas tissue samples and Arthur Mangos, from the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Sciences, for sequencing assistance. We also acknowledge Renfu Shao, Jeffrey Boore, and Jody Martin for their valuable comments on this research. Finally, we thank our colleagues from the Molecular Ecology and Biodiversity Laboratory, Deakin University Warrnambool, for their constant support and advice throughout this project. Adam Miller was supported by a Deakin University Postgraduate Scholarship, and funding for this research was provided by Deakin University’s Central Research Grant Scheme and the School of Ecology and Environment. We appreciate the helpful comments of two anonymous referees, which consequently improved our manuscript.

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Authors and Affiliations

  • Adam D. Miller
    • 1
  • Nicholas P. Murphy
    • 2
  • Christopher P. Burridge
    • 1
  • Christopher M. Austin
    • 1
  1. 1.School of Ecology and EnvironmentDeakin UniversityWarrnamboolAustralia
  2. 2.Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity, Department of Environmental BiologyAdelaide UniversityAdelaideAustralia

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