The complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater crab Türkay and Dai 1997 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Potamoidea).

We report the complete mitochondrial genome of for the first time, which is found to be 17,612 base pairs in length, and contains 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), and 1 non-coding AT-rich region known as the D-loop. In addition, the mitogenome has 17 intergenic regions ranging from 1 to 1512 bp in length. The mitochondrial genome of is the first mitochondrial genome under the genus , providing DNA data for species identification, enriching the species diversity of Brachyura. The maximum-likelihood (ML) tree and Bayesian inference (BI) tree based on the 13 PCGs of mitochondrial genome of Brachyura species showed similar topologies with high confidence, and the analysis results were consistent with the current mainstream classification system. The results indicating that is closely related to , , and , and it is likely to be derived from them.