Panulirus argus
Caribbean spiny lobster
GC content
37.37%
Whole genome
Non-coding
918 bp
D-loop 46 bp
Where Caribbean spiny lobster sits among 2,335 species
Whole-genome GC content against maximum lifespan. Caribbean spiny lobster has the 1,225th longest lifespan of them.
- This species
- All other species
Base composition
Whole genome15,739 bp
- GC skew (G − C) / (G + C)
- −0.217
- AT skew (A − T) / (A + T)
- +0.050
About this record
- Lifespan source
- SeaLifeBase v26.06
- Based on
- an animal in the wild
- Data quality
- acceptable
- 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 RefSeqWhole genome15,739 bp
Protein-coding11,154 bp
12S rRNA844 bp
16S rRNA1,357 bp
All tRNA1,466 bp
D-loop46 bp
Genes and regions
Select a column to sort; select a gene to compare it across species| Composition | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND1NADH dehydrogenase subunit 1 | 945 bp | 36.93% | −0.295 | +0.342 | |||||
| ND2NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 | 1,000 bp | 37.60% | −0.287 | −0.167 | |||||
| COX1Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I | 1,534 bp | 43.94% | −0.107 | −0.079 | |||||
| COX2Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II | 688 bp | 42.30% | −0.148 | −0.008 | |||||
| ATP8ATP synthase F0 subunit 8 | 159 bp | 29.56% | +0.064 | −0.018 | |||||
| ATP6ATP synthase F0 subunit 6 | 678 bp | 40.41% | −0.226 | −0.144 | |||||
| COX3Cytochrome c oxidase subunit III | 791 bp | 41.97% | −0.120 | −0.102 | |||||
| ND3NADH dehydrogenase subunit 3 | 352 bp | 39.77% | −0.186 | −0.274 | |||||
| ND4LNADH dehydrogenase subunit 4L | 303 bp | 35.97% | −0.413 | +0.443 | |||||
| ND4NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4 | 1,339 bp | 36.67% | −0.267 | +0.307 | |||||
| ND5NADH dehydrogenase subunit 5 | 1,729 bp | 37.42% | −0.150 | +0.285 | |||||
| ND6NADH dehydrogenase subunit 6 | 516 bp | 36.05% | −0.430 | −0.152 | |||||
| CYTBCytochrome b | 1,135 bp | 41.23% | −0.201 | −0.112 | |||||
| 12S rRNA12S ribosomal RNA | 844 bp | 34.72% | −0.304 | +0.002 | |||||
| 16S rRNA16S ribosomal RNA | 1,357 bp | 32.57% | −0.317 | +0.049 | |||||
| D-loopControl region (D-loop) | 46 bp | 17.39% | −0.250 | +0.053 |
Codon usage
Counts per codon, darker is more frequent3,720 codons in all protein-coding genes. Grouped with the Invertebrate mitochondrial code (NCBI table 5).
Phe F8.6%
UUU189
UUC131
Leu L15.3%
UUA166
UUG101
CUU100
CUC48
CUA112
CUG44
Ile I8.2%
AUU185
AUC119
Met M5.2%
AUA95
AUG97
Val V7.4%
GUU103
GUC52
GUA78
GUG41
Ser S11.4%
UCU110
UCC47
UCA92
UCG43
AGU39
AGC8
AGA49
AGG35
Pro P4.0%
CCU45
CCC36
CCA36
CCG30
Thr T5.2%
ACU76
ACC32
ACA58
ACG29
Ala A5.4%
GCU76
GCC49
GCA54
GCG22
Tyr Y3.5%
UAU74
UAC55
His H2.1%
CAU40
CAC38
Gln Q1.9%
CAA43
CAG26
Asn N2.9%
AAU43
AAC64
Lys K2.4%
AAA50
AAG41
Asp D2.0%
GAU43
GAC32
Glu E2.4%
GAA57
GAG31
Cys C1.3%
UGU31
UGC17
Trp W2.6%
UGA60
UGG36
Arg R1.6%
CGU13
CGC8
CGA31
CGG9
Gly G6.6%
GGU61
GGC35
GGA83
GGG67
Stop 0.1%
UAA4
UAG1
Genome map
38 annotated features in NC_039671.1Hover, tap or tab to a feature to see its position, length, strand and GC content. Genes and rRNAs open their own pages.
- Protein-coding13
- rRNA2
- tRNA22
- D-loop1
- Outer ring: + strand, arrows run clockwise. Inner ring: − strand.
- Middle ring: GC% of each gene against the whole genome (37.4%, dashed): out is GC-richer, in is AT-richer (full height = 6 points).
All 38 features as a table
| Feature | Type | Start | End | Length | Strand | GC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COX1 | Protein-coding gene | 1 | 1,534 | 1,534 bp | + | 43.9% |
| tRNA-Leu (UUR) | Transfer RNA | 1,535 | 1,598 | 64 bp | + | – |
| COX2 | Protein-coding gene | 1,603 | 2,290 | 688 bp | + | 42.3% |
| tRNA-Lys | Transfer RNA | 2,291 | 2,355 | 65 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asp | Transfer RNA | 2,363 | 2,426 | 64 bp | + | – |
| ATP8 | Protein-coding gene | 2,427 | 2,585 | 159 bp | + | 29.6% |
| ATP6 | Protein-coding gene | 2,579 | 3,256 | 678 bp | + | 40.4% |
| COX3 | Protein-coding gene | 3,256 | 4,046 | 791 bp | + | 42.0% |
| tRNA-Gly | Transfer RNA | 4,047 | 4,113 | 67 bp | + | – |
| ND3 | Protein-coding gene | 4,114 | 4,465 | 352 bp | + | 39.8% |
| tRNA-Ala | Transfer RNA | 4,466 | 4,529 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Arg | Transfer RNA | 4,535 | 4,598 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Asn | Transfer RNA | 4,610 | 4,673 | 64 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Ser (AGY) | Transfer RNA | 4,674 | 4,741 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Glu | Transfer RNA | 4,741 | 4,811 | 71 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Phe | Transfer RNA | 4,814 | 4,878 | 65 bp | − | – |
| ND5 | Protein-coding gene | 4,879 | 6,607 | 1,729 bp | − | 37.4% |
| tRNA-His | Transfer RNA | 6,608 | 6,674 | 67 bp | − | – |
| ND4 | Protein-coding gene | 6,675 | 8,013 | 1,339 bp | − | 36.7% |
| ND4L | Protein-coding gene | 8,007 | 8,309 | 303 bp | − | 36.0% |
| tRNA-Thr | Transfer RNA | 8,312 | 8,378 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Pro | Transfer RNA | 8,379 | 8,446 | 68 bp | − | – |
| ND6 | Protein-coding gene | 8,449 | 8,964 | 516 bp | + | 36.1% |
| CYTB | Protein-coding gene | 8,965 | 10,099 | 1,135 bp | + | 41.2% |
| tRNA-Ser (UCN) | Transfer RNA | 10,100 | 10,167 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND1 | Protein-coding gene | 10,200 | 11,144 | 945 bp | − | 36.9% |
| tRNA-Leu (CUN) | Transfer RNA | 11,179 | 11,248 | 70 bp | − | – |
| 16S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 11,249 | 12,605 | 1,357 bp | − | 32.6% |
| tRNA-Val | Transfer RNA | 12,606 | 12,676 | 71 bp | − | – |
| 12S rRNA | Ribosomal RNA | 12,679 | 13,522 | 844 bp | − | 34.7% |
| D-loop | Control region | 13,751 | 13,796 | 46 bp | – | 17.4% |
| tRNA-Ile | Transfer RNA | 14,327 | 14,394 | 68 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Gln | Transfer RNA | 14,392 | 14,460 | 69 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Met | Transfer RNA | 14,474 | 14,541 | 68 bp | + | – |
| ND2 | Protein-coding gene | 14,542 | 15,541 | 1,000 bp | + | 37.6% |
| tRNA-Trp | Transfer RNA | 15,542 | 15,608 | 67 bp | + | – |
| tRNA-Cys | Transfer RNA | 15,608 | 15,672 | 65 bp | − | – |
| tRNA-Tyr | Transfer RNA | 15,673 | 15,739 | 67 bp | + | – |