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Species Card Details

Ocymyrmex barbiger

Bearded hotrod ant

Species Card Photograph

Group:

Insect

Size:

6.5 mm

Distribution:

Ocymyrmex barbiger is found in the Afrotropical region in the following countries: Botswana, Namibia and South Africa.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

16.15 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

1.05 kilobases

Assembly N50:

TBA

Contig number:

TBA

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Assembler used:

TBA

Genome Length:

153.08 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

89.4%

BUSCO database:

TBA

Importance:

Ocymyrmex barbiger plays a role in dispersing fynbos seeds

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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