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A male specimen of the Aesop slipper lobster Scyllarides haanii was found in the coastal vicinity of Ahu Tongariki (27°07'33"S, 109°16'37"W), Rapa Nui. Its taxonomic determination was carried out by a detailed morphological examination and a DNA barcoding identification analysis by sequencing the cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COX1) gene. S. haanii has a wide geographic distribution with occasional presence from the Indo-Pacific to the Hawaiian Archipelago, including the Red Sea, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia, Reunion, and French Polynesia; from 10 to 135 m of depth, preferably on rocky bottoms. This record extends the geographical distribution of S. haanii to Rapa Nui. It increases to five the species number of marine lobsters present on the island: a Palinuridae, Panulirus pascuensis and four Scyllaridae, Parribacus perlatus, Arctides regalis, Scyllarides roggevenni, and now S. haanii. This finding derived from the local initiative Pilotos to promote the sustainable management of coastal species, led by the Rapa Nui Sea Council ("Koro Nui o te Vaikava"), the elected authority in charge of the co-administration of Multiple Uses Marine Protected Area (MUMPA). The specimen will be deposited in the Crustacean Collection of the MNHNCL: accession number in GenBank (MW699539.1). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The complete mitochondrial genome of Scyllarides haanii from South China Sea was first determined and characterized. With a length of 15,666 bp, the circular mitogenome of S. haanii consists of 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and one control region. The nucleotide composition is significantly biased (A, G, T, and C was 32.05%, 12.45%, 33.97%, and 21.53%, respectively) with A + T contents of 66.02%. Two PCGs used an unusual initiation codon, and five PCGs were ended with an uncomplete or abnormal stop codon. One microsatellite was identified in the mitogenome located in ND4 gene. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that S. haanii was first clustered with Scyllarides squammosus, then together with Scyllarides latus.

The complete mitochondrial genome of Scyllarides haanii from South China Sea was first determined and characterized. With a length of 15,666 bp, the circular mitogenome of S. haanii consists of 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and one control region. The nucleotide composition is significantly biased (A, G, T, and C was 32.05%, 12.45%, 33.97%, and 21.53%, respectively) with A + T contents of 66.02%. Two PCGs used an unusual initiation codon, and five PCGs were ended with an uncomplete or abnormal stop codon. One microsatellite was identified in the mitogenome located in ND4 gene. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that S. haanii was first clustered with Scyllarides squammosus, then together with Scyllarides latus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The complete mitochondrial genome of Scyllarides haanii from South China Sea was first determined and characterized. With a length of 15,666 bp, the circular mitogenome of S. haanii consists of 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes, 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), and one control region. The nucleotide composition is significantly biased (A, G, T, and C was 32.05%, 12.45%, 33.97%, and 21.53%, respectively) with A + T contents of 66.02%. Two PCGs used an unusual initiation codon, and five PCGs were ended with an uncomplete or abnormal stop codon. One microsatellite was identified in the mitogenome located in ND4 gene. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that S. haanii was first clustered with Scyllarides squammosus , then together with S cyllarides latus ., Competing Interests: No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s)., (© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.)