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Phylum:

Ascomycota

Estimated genome size:

Flamentous fungus

Organism size:

Flamentous fungus

Distribution:

South Africa, Australia and the USA.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

1.64 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

1.88 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

0.04 Gigabases (36.66 million bases)

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.9% [S: 98.8%, D: 0%]

Importance:

The species was recently described, isolated from South Africa.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Cobus Visagie
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
University of Pretoria

Phylum:

Chordata

Estimated genome size:

80 Million DNA base pairs (0.8 Gb Giga bases)

Organism size:

47 cm

Distribution:

Angola-northern KwaZulu Natal, but previous study revealed a strong differentiation between Angola/Namibia and South African specimens.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

84.71 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

2.01 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

687.58 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

99.7% (S: 97.3%, D: 2.4%)

Diplodus capensis

Blacktail

Species Card Details

Importance:

It is one of the endemic species of South Africa, and it is currently caught by recreational and subsistence fishers.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Dr Romina Henriques, University of Pretoria

Date Published:

2025-01-17

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© T. Menut

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