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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
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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
Photo credit:
© T. Rebelo
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