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Mitochondrial Genome of Episesarma lafondii (Brachyura: Sesarmidae) and Comparison with Other Sesarmid Crabs

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Complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) can provide useful information for phylogenetic relationships, gene rearrangement, and molecular evolution. Here, the complete mitogenome of Episesarma lafondii (Brachyura: Grapsoidea: Sesarmidae) was sequenced through next-generation sequencing technique for the first time. The 15640 bp mitogenome contains the entire set of 37 genes and an AT-rich region. The rearrangements of two tRNA genes (tRNA-His and tRNA-Gln) are compared with that in the pancrustacean ground pattern, and the tandem duplication/random loss model was selected to explain the observed gene rearrangements. The phylogenetic results showed that all sesarmid crabs belong to the same group, wherein the genus Episesarma showed the closest relationship with Clistocoeloma. Furthermore, the monophyly of each family was well supported except for Xanthidae, Gecarcinidae, and Homolidae. The correlation between the phylogeny of Sesarmidae species and the gaps in the QIM region was analyzed. Evidently, the gaps between Q and I (Gap3) and between I and M (Gap4) degenerated with the evolution process. In general, the results will contribute to the in-depth understanding of gene rearrangements in Sesarmidae mitogenomes and provide new insights into the phylogeny of Brachyura.

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This work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No. LY21C190007) and the Zhoushan Science and Technology Bureau (No. 2021C21 007). We would like to express our gratitude to Dr. Xu Zhang for helping in species identification and providing critical comments. The valuable remarks of the anonymous reviewers are also acknowledged.

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    Ying Zhang, Yan Gao, Li Gong, Xinting Lu, Lihua Jiang, Bingjian Liu, Liqin Liu & Zhenming Lü

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    Ying Zhang, Yan Gao, Li Gong, Xinting Lu, Lihua Jiang, Bingjian Liu, Liqin Liu & Zhenming Lü

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Zhang, Y., Gao, Y., Gong, L. et al. Mitochondrial Genome of Episesarma lafondii (Brachyura: Sesarmidae) and Comparison with Other Sesarmid Crabs. J. Ocean Univ. China 20, 1545–1556 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-021-4779-z

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