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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
Estimated genome size:
Size:
120 cm Total Length
Distribution:
This species is endemic to the southeastern coast of southern Africa, with a current distribution ranging from Sodwana Bay to Cape Agulhas.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
22.71 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
3.02 kilobases
Assembly N50:
654.82 kilobases
Contig number:
8 207
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
0.75 Gigabases
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
97.6% [S: 94.5%, D: 3.1%]
BUSCO database:
TBA
Polysteganus undulosus
Seventyfour seabream
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Importance:
Due to overexploitation, the Seventyfour seabream remains off-limits to both commercial and recreational fishing. It is currently listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2025-06-23
Photo credit:
© D. Wamerdam
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