Data from: "Transcriptome resources for two non-model freshwater crustacean species" in Genomic Resources Notes accepted 1 October 2014 to 30 November 2014

The aim of this study was to characterize the whole transcriptomes of two common Mediterranean freshwater crustaceans: the copepod Eucyclops serrulatus (Fischer, 1851) and the amphipod Echinogammarus veneris Heller, 1865. Whole transcriptomic approaches may assist in studying the response to environmental pollution of species with little or no available genomic information, allowing the identification of genes involved in adaptation processes to polluted environments that can be studied in expression profile variation at a later stage. Further studies based on our results may allow for a more comprehensive overview of how freshwater crustaceans react to specific stressors, both from surface and groundwater habitats, where sub-lethal concentrations of individual stressors may become harmful when combined.本研究旨在解析两种常见地中海淡水甲壳动物的完整转录组特征：即桡足类（copepod）真剑水蚤*Eucyclops serrulatus*（Fischer, 1851）与端足类（amphipod）*Echinogammarus veneris*（Heller, 1865）。完整转录组学方法可助力研究基因组信息匮乏或无可用基因组信息的物种对环境污染的响应，能够鉴定参与污染环境适应过程的相关基因，后续可通过表达谱变异分析对这些基因展开深入研究。基于本研究结果开展的后续研究，可更全面地揭示淡水甲壳动物对地表及地下水生境中特定胁迫因子的响应机制——在这类生境中，单一胁迫因子的亚致死浓度经复合作用后，可能产生毒害效应。