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Phylum:

Angiosperms

Estimated genome size:

1O meters (height)

Organism size:

1O meters (height)

Distribution:

Schotia brachypetala occurs in warm dry areas in bushveld, deciduous woodland and scrub forest most often on the banks of rivers and streams or on old termite mounds at lower altitudes from around Umtata in the Eastern Cape, through KwaZulu Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga, Northern Province and into Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

86.11 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

12.38 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

1333.64 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.4% [S85.2%, D:13.2%]

Importance:

Schotia brachypetala an exceptional ornamental tree and has a number of other uses including medicine, food, timber and as a dye. The seeds are edible after roasting, and although low in fat and protein they have a high carbohydrate content. Both the Bantu-speaking people and the early European settlers and farmers are said to have roasted the mature pods and eaten the seeds, a practice which they learned from the Khoikhoi. The timber was chiefly used in wagon making.

Sample Contributor contact details

Thabang Makola
South African National Biodiversity Institute

Phylum:

Chordata

Estimated genome size:

137 Million DNA base pairs (1.37 Gigabases )

Organism size:

150 cm TL (male), 120 cm SL (female)

Distribution:

The African longfin eel is endemic to countries bordering the southwest Indian Ocean. Along the east coast of Africa, A. mossambica is found in rivers from Kenya south to Table Bay (South Africa), also found on Madagascar and other western Indian Ocean islands (Mascarene: Réunion and Mauritius Islands, Comoros: Mayotte Island and the Seychelles: Mahé and Praslin Islands).

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

128 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

4.71 kilobases

Anguilla mossambica

African Longfin eel

Species Card Details

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

0,8 Gigabases

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

71.4%

Importance:

Harvested and traded on a global scale for farming and human consumption, is also used as gamefish. This species is considered Near Threatened on IUCN Redlist.

Sample Contributor contact details

Gwynneth Matcher (SAIAB)

Photo credit:

© C. Minkley

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