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Group:
Reptile
Estimated genome size:
17 cm maximum (total body length).
Size:
17 cm maximum (total body length).
Distribution:
It is found in the Eastern Cape, Free State, Western Cape and Northern Cape
provinces of South Africa.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
89.36 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
6.51 kilobases
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Genome Length:
4.53 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6% [Single: 50.6%, Duplicated: 49%]
Importance:
The greater padloper tortoise is endemic to South Africa and contributes to ecosystem stability in the Karoo. As the largest species in the genus Homopus, it is of scientific interest for studies of limb development, as it is one of only two Homopus species with four digits on each foot.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Zhongning Zhao
University of the Free State
Group:
Eudicot
Genome size:
768 Million DNA base pairs (0,77 Giga bases)
Size:
5-30cm
Distribution:
Cape Flats to Wellington, with outlying populations near Bredasdorp, Western Cape.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
95 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
5.61 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
432.36 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Oxalis natans
Water Sorrel
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Importance:
This highly threatened species is one of the true aquatic species in Oxalis, but much of its original habitat has been lost to urbanisation. Interestingly, it is completely unrelated to the other aquatic species - the genome of this species may offer insights into its conservation, and also into the convergent evolution of an aquatic habit in South African Oxalis. It is Redlisted as Critically Rare.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Kenneth Oberlander
University of Pretoria
Date Published:
2024-10-30
Photo credit:
© J. van der Merwe
Flora
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