| Summary: | <i>Pilumnopeus makianus</i> is a crab that belongs to Pilumnidae, Brachyura. Although many recent studies have focused on the phylogeny of Brachyura, the internal relationships in this clade are far from settled. In this study, the complete mitogenome of <i>P. makianus</i> was sequenced and annotated for the first time. The length of the mitogenome is 15,863 bp, and includes 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNA genes (tRNA), and 2 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNA). The mitogenome exhibits a high AT content (72.26%), with a negative AT-skew (−0.01) and a GC-skew (−0.256). In the mitogenome of <i>P. makianus</i>, all the tRNA genes are folded into the typical cloverleaf secondary structure, except trnS1 (TCT). A comparison with the ancestors of Brachyura reveals that gene rearrangement occurred in <i>P. makianus</i>. In addition, phylogenetic analyses based on thirteen PCGs indicated that <i>P. makianus</i>, <i>Pilumnus vespertilio</i>, and <i>Echinoecus nipponicus</i> clustered into a well-supported clade that supports the monophyly of the family Pilumnidae. These findings enabled a better understanding of phylogenetic relationships within Brachyura.
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