Table 1 Performance of different assemblers in the recovery of Homarus gammarus mitogenome

MITObim

v. 1.9

14,885 bp (rrnL)

nad1, cytb, nad6, nad4L, nad4, nad5, nad3, cox3, atp6, atp8, cox2, cox1, nad2 (13)

13,143 bp (cytb)

nad2, cox1, cox2, atp8, atp6, cox3, nad3, nad5, nad4, nad4L, nad6, cytb, nad1 (13)

6984 bp (nad2)

nad2, cox1, cox2, atp8, atp6, cox3, nad3, nad5, cox2 (9)

Megahit

v1.1.2

5162 bp (ctg154136)

nad2, cox1, cox2, atp8, atp6, cox3 (6)

4045 bp (ctg252123)

cox3^a, atp6, atp8, cox2^a, nad5^b, nad3, cox3 (4)

10,025 bp (ctg253367)

nad1, cytb, nad6, nad4L, nad4, nad5, nad3, cox3 (8)

NOVOplasty

v2.7.1

22,032 bp

nad2, cox1, cox2, atp8, atp6, cox3, nad3, nad5, cox2^a, atp8, atp6, cox3^a, nad3, nad5, cox2^a, atp8, atp6, cox3^a, nad3, nad5, cox2^a, atp8, atp6, cox3^a, nad3, nad5, cox3^a, atp6, cox3^a, nad3 (8)