Complete mitochondrial genome analysis of (Echinodermata, Asteroidea, Forcipulatida).

In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequences of belonging to the class Asteroidea in the phylum Echinodermata. The complete mitogenome of was 16,193 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNAs, and 2 rRNAs. The orders of PCGs and rRNAs were identical to those of the eight recorded mitogenomes of asteroids. The phylogenetic tree determined by the maximum likelihood method revealed that was clearly grouped with and , which belong to the family Asteriidae.