Complete mitochondrial DNA sequence of the giant water bug Kirkaldyia deyrolli (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae).

ABSTRACT: Giant water bugs (genus Kirkaldyia and Lethocerus) are well known species from aquatic habitats throughout the world's subtropical and tropical areas. Only one species of the Kirkaldyia deyrolli is distributed in Japan. K. deyrolli has been designated as second category rare species according Law for Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in Japan, in 2019. We analyzed, for the first time, the complete mitochondrial genomes of the giant water bug K. deyrolli from Japan using next-generation sequencing. The mitochondrial genome was a circular and 15,579 bp molecule that included 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, and two ribosomal RNA genes, along with one AT-rich control region. The AT content value was 69.55%. The heavy st

SUBMITTER: Nakasako J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7671606 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature