Abstract:
The complete mitochondrial genome of a cryptic species of tadpole shrimp from South Africa
(Accession Number: MG770893) was recovered by low coverage shotgun sequencing. The mitogenome
consists of 15,216 bp with a GC content of 30.95%. COX1 sequence alignment indicates that this specimen
is the most closely related to Triops granarius with a pairwise nucleotide identity of less than 90%
(86.6%). Phylogenetic analysis using whole mitogenome dataset supports its affiliation to the genus
Triops with moderate support for its relatively basal position within the clade.
