The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs
Ghost crabs, as a species of the <i>Ocypode</i> within the subfamily Ocypodinae, are distributed in the upper intertidal zone worldwide and are ecologically remarkable. They play an important role in the energy circulation in the intertidal zone and are used as an ecological indicator to...
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| description | Ghost crabs, as a species of the <i>Ocypode</i> within the subfamily Ocypodinae, are distributed in the upper intertidal zone worldwide and are ecologically remarkable. They play an important role in the energy circulation in the intertidal zone and are used as an ecological indicator to predict the impacts of environmental change or anthropogenic activities on the marine ecosystem. In this study, we provide the first evidence for the distribution of <i>O. sinensis</i> in Jeju Island and the southern coastal area on the Korean Peninsula. We generated a high-fidelity mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) for the species. The mitogenome was assembled into a circular chromosome of 15,589 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and twenty-two transfer RNA genes. High genetic variation compared with closely related species enabled the precise reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships and an estimation of the divergence times among the <i>Ocypode</i> species. The phylogenetic inference indicated that <i>O. sinensis</i> forms a monophyletic clade with <i>O. cordimanus</i> and diverged from ancestral species approximately 20.41 million years ago. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9baf408759054fb6aea2158b6640849e2023-12-22T14:19:01ZengMDPI AGJournal of Marine Science and Engineering2077-13122023-12-011112234810.3390/jmse11122348The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost CrabsDa-In Kim0Sook-Jin Jang1Taewon Kim2Program in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of KoreaBK21 Center for Precision Medicine & Smart Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of KoreaProgram in Biomedical Science & Engineering, Inha University, Incheon 22212, Republic of KoreaGhost crabs, as a species of the <i>Ocypode</i> within the subfamily Ocypodinae, are distributed in the upper intertidal zone worldwide and are ecologically remarkable. They play an important role in the energy circulation in the intertidal zone and are used as an ecological indicator to predict the impacts of environmental change or anthropogenic activities on the marine ecosystem. In this study, we provide the first evidence for the distribution of <i>O. sinensis</i> in Jeju Island and the southern coastal area on the Korean Peninsula. We generated a high-fidelity mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) for the species. The mitogenome was assembled into a circular chromosome of 15,589 bp, including 13 protein-coding genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and twenty-two transfer RNA genes. High genetic variation compared with closely related species enabled the precise reconstruction of phylogenetic relationships and an estimation of the divergence times among the <i>Ocypode</i> species. The phylogenetic inference indicated that <i>O. sinensis</i> forms a monophyletic clade with <i>O. cordimanus</i> and diverged from ancestral species approximately 20.41 million years ago.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/12/2348unrecorded speciesmorphologymitogenomephylogenyfossil data |
| spellingShingle | Da-In Kim Sook-Jin Jang Taewon Kim The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs Journal of Marine Science and Engineering unrecorded species morphology mitogenome phylogeny fossil data |
| title | The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs |
| title_full | The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs |
| title_fullStr | The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs |
| title_full_unstemmed | The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs |
| title_short | The First Record of <i>Ocypode sinensis</i> (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) from the Korean Peninsula: How the Complete Mitochondrial Genome Elucidates the Divergence History of Ghost Crabs |
| title_sort | first record of i ocypode sinensis i decapoda ocypodidae from the korean peninsula how the complete mitochondrial genome elucidates the divergence history of ghost crabs |
| topic | unrecorded species morphology mitogenome phylogeny fossil data |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11/12/2348 |
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