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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:
111 Million DNA base pairs )1,11 Gigabases)
Size:
35 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Distribution:
The snake catfish is has a very broad distribution in the southern half of Africa, occurring from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
13,2 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
6,12 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
1 Gigabase
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
93,7%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Clarias theodorae
Snake catfish
Importance:
This fish is used for human consumption, is a commercial aquarium species, and is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Redlist.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2023-03-01
Photo credit:
© D Tweddle
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