The complete mitochondrial genome of the Arctic fairy shrimp Branchinecta paludosa (Anostraca, Branchinectidae) from Sirius Passet, North Greenland

Here, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of the Arctic fairy shrimp, Branchinecta paludosa O.F. Müller 1788 (Anostraca: Branchinectidae), which inhabits the northernmost Arctic ponds and lakes. A complete 16,059 bp mitochondrion of B. paludosa was sequenced and assembled with the Illumina next generation sequencing platform. The B. paludosa mitogenome contained 37 genes that are commonly observed in most metazoans and the gene arrangement was conserved within the mitogenomes of Anostraca. The B. paludosa mitogenome will be useful for understanding the geographical distribution and phylogenetic relationship of Anostraca mitogenomes.