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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:
782 Million DNA base pairs (0,782 Giga bases)
Organism size:
65 cm TL
Distribution:
Endemic to southern Africa and is currently known from the southern
Mozambique to Struisbaai, Western Cape.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
74,7 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12,8 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
744.94 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6%
Pachymetopon grande
Bronze seabream

Importance:
An important species to the recreational and small scale fishing sector. Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Redlist.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2024-05-07
Photo credit:
© B Mann
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