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Group:
Eudicot
Estimated genome size:
0.3 meters in height.
Size:
0.3 meters in height.
Distribution:
Found in grassland habitats across Southern Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
122.04 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
9.24 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
2.75 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [S: 60.8%, D: 38.8%]
Importance:
Some populations of this species in the Barberton region of South Africa have evolved the ability to hyperaccumulate nickel, making this species ideal for a comparative genomics approach to understand the evolution of this extreme phenotype.
Group:
Bony fish
Genome size:
700 - 800 million DNA base pairs (0.7 - 0.8 Gigabases)
Size:
145 cm
Distribution:
Namibia to South Africa, with a genetic break between countries.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
64.68 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
3.38 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0.67 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.3% [S: 97.3%, D: 2.0%]
BUSCO database:
TBA
Argyrosomus inodorus
Silver kob
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Importance:
The silver kob is a marine fish endemic to Southern Africa and is heavily exploited in South African waters. However, little is known about its genomic diversity, population sub structuring, or potential hybridization with other Argyrosomus species in the region.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Romina Henriques
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2025-02-17
Photo credit:
© G.H. Engelhard
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