# Complete mitochondrial genome of the introduced Indian walking stick Carausius morosus (Lonchodidae, Insecta) from California **Authors:** Aiden Clarke, Alice Trujillo, Andres Mandujano, Angelica G. Fernandez, Aniyah Chambers, Areli Ruiz Nunez, Audri Contreras, Benny Cuevas, Caitlin Collins, Christian B. Trujillo, Claudia L. Dominguez-Trejo, Danilo E. Bustamante, Eduardo Pantoja-Garcia, Elizabeth Anguiano, Emily D. Alcaraz, Felipe Rodriguez, Flavio C. Mora, Froylan Tinoco Rivera, Gladys Cabrera Luis, Hailey B. Nava, Henry N. Huynh, Javier C. Diaz, Jeffery R. Hughey, Jenny Do, Jeriel S. Sevilla, Jessica C. Llaja, Jessica Lopez, Jesus Rosas, Jhordy Perez, Johann E. Oyola, Jois V. Carrion, Joni J. Black, Jorge F. Chavez, José I. Barboza, Juan Pablo Rodriguez Cortes, Konnor L. Barrett, Lacey E. Prescott, Layla Alvarez, Lizbet Merino Juarez, Maria J. Velasquez-Moreno, Mariah I. Marquez-Gonzalez, Mariana Aguirre Linares, Maricela Chavez-Huigo, Martha S. Calderon, Mateo Brambila, Maximiliano Villa, Mia J. Windham, Michael Perez, Natalie Trujillo, Pearl Chenevert, Phoebe Lewis, Pilar Guiop, Reema Y. Mubarz, Roberto Garcia Velazquez, Rosmery Y. Ayala-Tocto, Samantha Santos, Samia L. J. Fernandez-Güimac, Sandra R. Zalasar, Smith E. Aguilar-Trauco, Soledad Duran, Stephanie Solis, Steven L. Meza, Taym Al-Zuhairi, Victor M. Padilla, Yadhira M. Olano, Yareli Alfaro Maldonado PMC · DOI: 10.1128/mra.00321-24 · 2024-05-31 ## TL;DR This paper reports the full mitochondrial genome of the Indian walking stick insect found in California. ## Contribution The study provides the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Carausius morosus from California for the first time. ## Key findings - The mitochondrial genome is circular, AT rich (78.1%), and 16,671 bp in length. - It contains 13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNA, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes. - The gene content is identical to that of Carausius sp. ## Abstract We present the complete mitochondrial genome of Carausius morosus from Salinas, CA. The mitochondrial genome of C. morosus is circular, AT rich (78.1%), and 16,671 bp in length. It consists of 13 protein-coding, 22 transfer RNA, and 2 ribosomal RNA genes and is identical in gene content to Carausius sp. ## Linked entities - **Species:** Carausius morosus (taxon 7022), Carausius sp. (taxon 3050173) ## Full-text entities - **Species:** Carausius morosus (Indian stick insect, species) [taxon 7022] ## Figures 1 figure with captions in the complete paper: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11256777/full.md --- Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC11256777