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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:
Size:
Maximum length is 50 cm
Distribution:
This species is endemic to Southern Africa, with populations split between the Orange-Vaal River system in the north and eight isolated river systems from the Gouritz to the Nahoon River in the south.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
23.52 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
3.25 kilobases
Assembly N50:
468.45 kilobases
Contig number:
18 268
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
1.06 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
98.4% [S: 94.5%, D: 3.9%]
BUSCO database:
TBA
Labeo umbratus
Moggel
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Importance:
The Moggel is a freshwater fish endemic to Southern Africa. It is important for commercial and subsistence fisheries, angling, aquaculture, and physiological research. The current classification of Least Concern overlooks the species' taxonomic complexity. Preliminary phylogeographic results indicated distinct, allopatric lineages with morphological differences, suggesting multiple species within this taxon.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2025-07-23
Photo credit:
© R Bills
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