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Group:
Insect
Estimated genome size:
Greater than 18 mm
Size:
Greater than 18 mm
Distribution:
Anthia decemguttata inhabits sandy areas of the Karoo and fynbos regions in South Africa and Namibia. In South Africa, it occurs in the Northern Cape, Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
71.66 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
3.56 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
0.51 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
100.0% [S: 98.8%, D: 1.2%]
Importance:
Anthia decemguttata belongs to the family Carabidae, a group of beetles that includes important predators. Carabids are abundant in agricultural fields worldwide and may help control agricultural pests naturally.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Charlene Janion-Scheepers
University of Cape Town
Group:
Eudicot
Estimated genome size:
Size:
0.15 m (height), rhizomatous and forms spreading mats
Distribution:
South Africa and Mozambique: coastal KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape; also widely cultivated and has naturalised beyond its natural distribution.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
25.98 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
32.67 kilobases
Assembly N50:
3 116.53 kilobases
Contig number:
887
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Hifiasm
Genome Length:
1.02 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.3% [S: 79.8%, D: 19.5%]
BUSCO database:
viridiplantae
Gazania rigens
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Importance:
The species is of global importance in horticulture and is a common, ecologically important coastal dune and rock pioneer species on the southern and eastern South African shoreline. Genomic information is vital for future breeding of ornamental Gazania cultivars and to unravel the taxonomy, cytology, evolution, genetic diversity and biogeography of Gazania.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Robert James McKenzie
University of the Free State
Date Published:
2025-10-28
Photo credit:
© R. McKenzie
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