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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:
782 Million DNA base pairs (0,782 Giga bases)
Size:
65 cm TL
Distribution:
Endemic to southern Africa and is currently known from the southern
Mozambique to Struisbaai, Western Cape.
P2Solo Sequencing Report:
Output:
74,7 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
12,8 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
744.94 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99.6%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Pachymetopon grande
Bronze seabream
Importance:
An important species to the recreational and small scale fishing sector. Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Redlist.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2024-05-07
Photo credit:
© B Mann
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