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Group:
Insect
Size:
3-3.5 mm
Distribution:
Tetramorium sericeiventre is distributed within the Afrotropical, Malagasy, and Southern Palaearctic regions. It can be found throughout Africa in gardens, parks, homes, plantations, and various natural habitats.
PromethION Sequencing Report:
Output:
30.93 Gigabases
Approximate N50:
1.74 kilobases
Assembly N50:
TBA
Contig number:
TBA
Draft Genome Assembly Statistics:
Assembler used:
Flye
Genome Length:
231.27 Mb
BUSCO completeness score (single and duplicated genes):
96.5%
BUSCO database:
TBA
Importance:
Tetramorium sericeiventre are omnivores, taking a diversity of food types including arthropod fragments, grass stems, leaves, and seeds thus aid in seed dispersal.
Sample Contributor contact details:
Dr. Charlene Janion-Scheepers and Abusisiwe Ndaba
University of Cape Town
Date Published:
2024-07-11
Photo credit:
© J. Park
Fauna
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