Table 1 The mitochondrial genomes of 11 monogenoidean and two cestode species included in this study for comparative analyses

 Aglaiogyrodactylus forficulatus

KU679421

14,371

this study

 Paragyrodactylus variegatus

KM067269

14,517

[13]

 Gyrodactylus salaris ^a

NC008815

14,790

[14]

 Gyrodactylus thymalli ^a

NC009682

14,788

[15]

 Gyrodactylus derjavinoides

NC010976

14,741

[16]

 Benedenia seriolae

HM222526

13,498

[17]

 Benedenia hoshinai

EF055880

13,554

[18]

 Neobenedenia melleni

JQ038228

13,270

[19]

 Tetrancistrum nebulosi

NC018031

13,392

[20]

 Polylabris halichoeres

NC016057

15,527

[21]

 Microcotyle sebastis

NC009055

14,407

[22]

 Pseudochauhanea macrorchis

NC016950

15,031

[23]

Cestoda

 Hymenolepis diminuta

AF314223

13,900

[24]

 Echinococcus oligarthrus

NC009461

13,791

[25]