The mitochondrial genome of Heterosentis pseudobagri (Wang & Zhang, 1987) Pichelin & Cribb, 1999 reveals novel aspects of tRNA genes evolution in Acanthocephala

The parasite used for mitogenome sequencing was collected from the intestinal tract of the host, yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, sampled from the South Dongting Lake, Yuanjiang county, Hunan province, China. The host fish was euthanised using 250mg/L MS-222 buffered with sodium bicarbonate for a pH between 7-7.5. Since there are no molecular data available for this species, we identified the parasite as Heterosentis pseudobagri (Wang & Zhang, 1987) on the basis of its morphology and host according to descriptions . The parasite used for transcriptome sequencing was collected from the same host species caught in the eastern part of the same Dongting Lake, and identified in the same way.