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Phylum:
Chordata
Estimated genome size:
65 cm TL
Organism size:
65 cm TL
Distribution:
Endemic to South Africa from the mouth of the Orange river through to KwaZulu-Natal. Adults inhabit inshore marine environments to 25 m depth, usually over sandy or mixed sand and rock shorelines. Juveniles have an obligatory estuarine dependent nursery phase.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
85.8 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
6,39 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
728,93 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,3%
Importance:
An important reactional and subsistence food fish. Listed as Endangered on the IUCN Redlist.
Phylum:
Tracheophyta
Estimated genome size:
1 660 million DNA base pairs (1.66 Gigabases)
Organism size:
30-70 cm
Distribution:
It has a widespread distribution but in the wild it is confined to dry river valleys in northern Kwazulu-Natal. It is also common in southern, central, and eastern Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
42.19 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
18.10 Kilobases
Coleus amboinicus
African Thyme
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Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.68 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
96.0%
Importance:
The fresh leaves are used both for medicinal purposes or as an herb or spice to flavour food, similar to thyme. It is also an important horticultural plant. In the wild it is adapted to disturbance by animals and is drought resistant due to its succulent nature.
Sample Contributor contact details
Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren
Photo credit:
© E. Van Jaarsveld
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