biostudies-literatureUnknown13(2)Rodriguez-Pilco MA<i>Metopaulias depressus</i> is a non-marine crab endemic to Jamaica that dwells in rainforest bromeliads and exhibits elaborate active parental care behavior. Current genomic resources on <i>M. depressus</i> are rare, limiting the understanding of its adaptation to terrestrial life in species that evolved from marine ancestors. This study reports the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>M. depressus</i> assembled using Sanger sequencing. The AT-rich mitochondrial genome of <i>M. depressus</i> is 15,765 bp in length and comprises 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. A single 691 bp-long intergenic space is assumed to be the control region (CR) or D-loop. A set of selective pressure analyses indicate that the entirety of the PCGs experience purifyGenes299https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8872168biostudies-literatureCharacterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Bromeliad Crab <i>Metopaulias depressus</i> (Rathbun, 1896) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae).PMC8872168Rodriguez-Pilco MASchubart CDPodsiadlowski LBaeza JALesny PfalseCharacterization of the Complete Mitochondrial Genome of the Bromeliad Crab <i>Metopaulias depressus</i> (Rathbun, 1896) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Brachyura: Sesarmidae).<i>Metopaulias depressus</i> is a non-marine crab endemic to Jamaica that dwells in rainforest bromeliads and exhibits elaborate active parental care behavior. Current genomic resources on <i>M. depressus</i> are rare, limiting the understanding of its adaptation to terrestrial life in species that evolved from marine ancestors. This study reports the complete mitochondrial genome of <i>M. depressus</i> assembled using Sanger sequencing. The AT-rich mitochondrial genome of <i>M. depressus</i> is 15,765 bp in length and comprises 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 22 transfer RNA genes. A single 691 bp-long intergenic space is assumed to be the control region (CR) or D-loop. A set of selective pressure analyses indicate that the entirety of the PCGs experience purify2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Feb2026-04-08T17:36:46.391Z2025-04-06T12:03:02.225ZS-EPMC88721683520534410.3390/genes13020299