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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:
782 Million DNA base pairs (0,782 Gigabases)
Size:
150 cm TL
Distribution:
The black musselcracker is endemic to South Africa and is found from
Cape Agulhas, Western Cape to St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
52,3 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12,3 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
754.6 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,7%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Cymatoceps nasutus
Black musselcracker
Importance:
A premier angling fish in South Africa. It‘s slow growth, limited range and large body make it vulnerable to overexploitation. IUCN Red List conservation status Vulnerable.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2023-03-01
Photo credit:
© G Spiby
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