Cancer pagurus

Edible crab

Maximum lifespan

11.5 yr

SeaLifeBase record

mtDNA size

42,736 bp

RefSeq NC_051962.1

GC content

25.92%

Whole genome

Non-coding

27,516 bp

Including the D-loop

Where Edible crab sits among 2,335 species

Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Edible crab has the 1,467th longest lifespan of them.

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Base composition

Whole genome42,736 bp

GC skew (G − C) / (G + C): −0.549
AT skew (A − T) / (A + T): −0.019

Life history

Maximum lifespan: 11.5 years

Lifespan from SeaLifeBase · SeaLifeBase record

About this record

Lifespan source: SeaLifeBase v26.06
Based on: an estimate, not an observed animal
Data quality: low
Licence: CC BY-NC 4.0
Status: New in build 2
In the database since: build 2 (2026-11-13)

The lifespan value is for non-commercial use only; the genome data is not restricted by it.

Every change against the 2015 build is in the changelog download.

Composition by region

Reference (L) strand as deposited in RefSeq

Whole genome42,736 bp

Protein-coding11,150 bp

12S rRNA870 bp

16S rRNA1,326 bp

All tRNA1,879 bp

Genes and regions

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Base composition of Cancer pagurus genes

ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1	939 bp	43.8%	26.2%	8.8%	21.2%	30.03%	−0.411	+0.251
ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2	1,011 bp	28.0%	41.7%	8.1%	22.2%	30.27%	−0.464	−0.197
COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I	1,540 bp	27.3%	37.3%	15.7%	19.7%	35.39%	−0.112	−0.156
COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II	688 bp	31.1%	36.6%	12.8%	19.5%	32.27%	−0.207	−0.082
ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8	159 bp	32.7%	43.4%	6.3%	17.6%	23.90%	−0.474	−0.141
ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6	675 bp	29.0%	38.4%	11.4%	21.2%	32.59%	−0.300	−0.138
COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III	790 bp	27.0%	36.5%	15.1%	21.5%	36.58%	−0.176	−0.150
ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3	354 bp	27.4%	40.4%	12.1%	20.1%	32.20%	−0.246	−0.192
ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L	297 bp	43.1%	26.9%	7.4%	22.6%	29.97%	−0.506	+0.231
ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4	1,335 bp	42.8%	27.9%	8.8%	20.4%	29.21%	−0.395	+0.211
ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5	1,729 bp	40.4%	28.3%	9.4%	21.9%	31.29%	−0.397	+0.177
ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6	507 bp	25.4%	44.6%	7.9%	22.1%	29.98%	−0.474	−0.273
CYTBCytochrome b	1,141 bp	27.8%	39.1%	12.8%	20.3%	33.13%	−0.228	−0.169
12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA	870 bp	36.9%	38.4%	8.5%	16.2%	24.71%	−0.312	−0.020
16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA	1,326 bp	36.5%	38.5%	8.3%	16.7%	25.04%	−0.337	−0.026

Codon usage

Counts per codon, darker is more frequent

Gene

3,720 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Invertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 5).

Phe F9.0%

UUU276

UUC57

Leu L15.6%

UUA293

UUG66

CUU115

CUC35

CUA64

CUG7

Ile I8.2%

AUU251

AUC54

Met M6.0%

AUA195

AUG28

Val V6.6%

GUU107

GUC16

GUA95

GUG26

Ser S10.3%

UCU111

UCC33

UCA67

UCG3

AGU39

AGC7

AGA81

AGG41

Pro P3.8%

CCU95

CCC23

CCA21

CCG4

Thr T5.2%

ACU95

ACC41

ACA55

ACG4

Ala A5.6%

GCU100

GCC42

GCA53

GCG14

Tyr Y3.8%

UAU106

UAC35

His H2.3%

CAU58

CAC29

Gln Q2.1%

CAA60

CAG17

Asn N3.6%

AAU100

AAC34

Lys K2.3%

AAA69

AAG15

Asp D1.9%

GAU47

GAC23

Glu E2.1%

GAA54

GAG24

Cys C1.0%

UGU32

UGC7

Trp W2.7%

UGA77

UGG24

Arg R1.5%

CGU19

CGC5

CGA29

CGG4

Gly G6.2%

GGU54

GGC16

GGA101

GGG59

Stop 0.2%

UAA7

UAG1

Genome map

43 annotated features in NC_051962.1

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Protein-coding13
rRNA2
tRNA28

Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (25.9%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).

All 43 features as a table

Annotated features of Cancer pagurus (NC_051962.1)
Feature	Type	Start	End	Length	Strand	GC
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	5,808	5,879	72 bp	−	–
tRNA-Thr	Transfer RNA	6,961	7,032	72 bp	+	–
ND6	Protein-coding gene	7,059	7,565	507 bp	+	30.0%
tRNA-Ile	Transfer RNA	9,035	9,102	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Trp	Transfer RNA	9,263	9,332	70 bp	+	–
tRNA-Met	Transfer RNA	9,571	9,638	68 bp	+	–
ND2	Protein-coding gene	9,638	10,648	1,011 bp	+	30.3%
COX1	Protein-coding gene	10,700	12,239	1,540 bp	+	35.4%
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	12,239	12,307	69 bp	+	–
COX2	Protein-coding gene	12,313	13,000	688 bp	+	32.3%
tRNA-Lys	Transfer RNA	13,000	13,068	69 bp	+	–
ATP8	Protein-coding gene	13,135	13,293	159 bp	+	23.9%
ATP6	Protein-coding gene	13,287	13,961	675 bp	+	32.6%
COX3	Protein-coding gene	13,961	14,750	790 bp	+	36.6%
tRNA-Gly	Transfer RNA	14,750	14,816	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Arg	Transfer RNA	14,934	14,999	66 bp	+	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	15,015	15,079	65 bp	+	–
CYTB	Protein-coding gene	15,884	17,024	1,141 bp	+	33.1%
tRNA-Ser (UCN)	Transfer RNA	17,025	17,091	67 bp	+	–
tRNA-Gln	Transfer RNA	17,329	17,397	69 bp	−	–
tRNA-Ala	Transfer RNA	18,179	18,242	64 bp	+	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	18,805	18,867	63 bp	−	–
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	20,321	20,378	58 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	20,555	20,609	55 bp	−	–
tRNA-Cys	Transfer RNA	20,987	21,052	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-His	Transfer RNA	21,247	21,317	71 bp	−	–
tRNA-Phe	Transfer RNA	21,322	21,388	67 bp	−	–
ND5	Protein-coding gene	21,388	23,116	1,729 bp	−	31.3%
ND4	Protein-coding gene	23,172	24,506	1,335 bp	−	29.2%
ND4L	Protein-coding gene	24,500	24,796	297 bp	−	30.0%
tRNA-Pro	Transfer RNA	24,803	24,868	66 bp	−	–
tRNA-Leu	Transfer RNA	26,665	26,739	75 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asp	Transfer RNA	27,278	27,344	67 bp	+	–
ND3	Protein-coding gene	27,611	27,964	354 bp	+	32.2%
tRNA-Ser (AGY)	Transfer RNA	28,093	28,160	68 bp	+	–
tRNA-Glu	Transfer RNA	28,161	28,226	66 bp	+	–
ND1	Protein-coding gene	29,008	29,946	939 bp	−	30.0%
tRNA-Val	Transfer RNA	29,974	30,040	67 bp	−	–
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	30,077	30,151	75 bp	−	–
16S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	31,588	32,913	1,326 bp	−	25.0%
12S rRNA	Ribosomal RNA	32,969	33,838	870 bp	−	24.7%
tRNA-Tyr	Transfer RNA	36,300	36,355	56 bp	−	–
tRNA-Asn	Transfer RNA	37,483	37,555	73 bp	−	–