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Phylum:

Ascomycota

Estimated genome size:

Flamentous fungus

Organism size:

Flamentous fungus

Distribution:

South Africa, Australia and the USA.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

1.64 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

1.88 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

0.04 Gigabases (36.66 million bases)

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

98.9% [S: 98.8%, D: 0%]

Importance:

The species was recently described, isolated from South Africa.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Cobus Visagie
Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute
University of Pretoria

Phylum:

Tracheophyta

Estimated genome size:

1.17 Billion bases DNA base pairs

Organism size:

3 m

Distribution:

Kritikom occurs from southern Namibia along the west coast towards the Clanwilliam, Calvinia, and Namaqualand districts of the Cape and inland to the Graaff-Reinet district in the central Karoo.

PromethION Sequencing Report:

Output:

141.2 Gigabases

Approximate N50:

11.89 kilobases

Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:

Genome Length:

793.76 Mb

BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):

96.5%

Royenia austro-africana

Kritikom

Species Card Details

Importance:

The fruits are edible, and the wood is used to make fire. The flowers attract insects, and Southern Boubou, flycatchers, white-eyes, robins and thrushes eat them. This shrub has good potential as a bonsai.

Sample Contributor contact details:

Ernst Van Jaarsveld,
University of Western Cape | Babylonstoren

Date Published:

2024-09-13

Awaiting DOI

Photo credit:

© T. Rebelo

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