The complete mitogenome of the Chinese swamp shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis Kemp 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Atyidae).

In this study we determined the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of the Chinese swamp shrimp Neocaridina denticulata sinensis Kemp, 1918 (Decapoda, Atyidae). The mitogenome consists of 15,561 bp encoding 37 genes that are involved in mitochondrial protein synthesis as well as respiration chain/oxidative phosphorylation. Besides, a 672-bp putative control region was identified between the small subunit ribosomal RNA and tRNA-Ile genes, the size and AT content of which is moderate within the Decapoda. The gene arrangement of the mitogenome follows the pancrustacean ancestral pattern shared by the decapod subfamily Dendrobranchiata, pleocyematan infrafamilies Caridea and Palinura. Our results will provide important data for various levels of phylogeny and further evolution.