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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:
78 Million DNA base pairs (0,782 Gb Giga bases)
Size:
70 cm TL
Distribution:
Endemic to South Africa from the Cape of Good Hope through to KwaZulu-Natal. Inhabits shallow coastal waters, mainly off rocky shores down to 80 m depth.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
71,03 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
4,46 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
TBA
Genome Length:
760,22 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
99,3%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Sparodon durbanensis
Musselcracker
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Importance:
An important for target species in recreational fishing (both shore and spear fishing). The fish is edible and captured primarily for subsistence fishing. Listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Redlist.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr Gwynneth Matcher
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Date Published:
2024-10-30
Photo credit:
© L Swart
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