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Species Card Details

Monomorium fridae

Frida's Pharaoh Ant

Species Card Photograph

Group:

Insect

Size:

3 - 3.2 mm

Distribution:

Monomorium fridae is found in South Africa and Malawi, and is native to both countries.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

24.6 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

3.56 kilobases

Assembly N50:

TBA

Contig number:

TBA

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Assembler used:

TBA

Genome Length:

289.11 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.4%

BUSCO database:

TBA

Importance:

Little is known about the biology of Monomorium fridae , however, this species is widespread and found in most fynbos regions in South Africa.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Dr. Charlene Janion-Scheepers and Abusisiwe Ndaba
University of Cape Town

Date Published:

2024-07-11

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© P. Herbst

Fauna

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