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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:

Mollusca

Estimated genome size:

675 Million DNA base pairs (0,675 Gigabases)

Organism size:

9 – 10 cm

Distribution:

Native to the western Indian Ocean (from the Bay of Bengal and the Red Sea to the tip of South Africa), and to the west coast of Africa at least as far north as the Congo.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

~29 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

4,68 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

0,9 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

95,7%

Perna perna

Brown mussel

Species Card Details

Importance:

The Brown mussel plays a major role as an ecosystem engineer; is an important human and wildlife food resource.

Sample Contributor contact details:

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

Date Published:

2023-03-01

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© F. Porri

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