The complete mitochondrial genome of a cryptic species of tadpole shrimp from South Africa (Accession Number: MG770893) was recovered by low coverage shotgun sequencing.The mitogenome consists of 15,216 bp with a GC content of 30.95%.
COX1 sequence Collectables alignment indicates that this specimen is the most closely related to Triops granarius with a pairwise nucleotide identity of less than 90% (86.6%).Phylogenetic analysis using whole mitogenome dataset supports its affiliation ORG GREENS UNFLAVOURED to the genus Triops with moderate support for its relatively basal position within the clade.