TY - JOUR
T1 - Chromosomal-level genome assembly and single-nucleotide polymorphism sites of black-faced spoonbill Platalea minor
AU - Hong Kong Biodiversity Genomics Consortium
AU - HUI, Jerome H.L.
AU - CHAN, Ting Fung
AU - CHAN, Leo Lai
AU - CHEUNG, Siu Gin
AU - CHEANG, Chi Chiu
AU - FANG, James Kar Hei
AU - Gaitan-Espitia, Juan Diego
AU - LAU, Stanley Chun Kwan
AU - SUNG, Yik Hei
AU - WONG, Chris Kong Chu
AU - YIP, Kevin Yuk Lap
AU - WEI, Yingying
AU - SO, Wai Lok
AU - NONG, Wenyan
AU - LAW, Sean Tsz Sum
AU - CROW, Paul
AU - LEONG, Aiko
AU - ROSE-JEFFREYS, Liz
AU - YIP, Ho Yin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/7/18
Y1 - 2024/7/18
N2 - Platalea minor, or black-faced spoonbill (Threskiornithidae), is a wading bird confined to coastal areas in East Asia. Due to habitat destruction, it was classified as globally endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. However, the lack of genomic resources for this species hinders the understanding of its biology and diversity, and the development of conservation measures. Here, we report the first chromosomal-level genome assembly of P. minor using a combination of PacBio SMRT and Omni-C scaffolding technologies. The assembled genome (1.24 Gb) contains 95.33% of the sequences anchored to 31 pseudomolecules. The genome assembly has high sequence continuity with scaffold length N50 = 53 Mb. We predicted 18,780 protein-coding genes and measured high BUSCO score completeness (97.3%). Finally, we revealed 6,155,417 bi-allelic single nucleotide polymorphisms, accounting for ∼5% of the genome. This resource offers new opportunities for studying the black-faced spoonbill and developing conservation measures for this species.
AB - Platalea minor, or black-faced spoonbill (Threskiornithidae), is a wading bird confined to coastal areas in East Asia. Due to habitat destruction, it was classified as globally endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. However, the lack of genomic resources for this species hinders the understanding of its biology and diversity, and the development of conservation measures. Here, we report the first chromosomal-level genome assembly of P. minor using a combination of PacBio SMRT and Omni-C scaffolding technologies. The assembled genome (1.24 Gb) contains 95.33% of the sequences anchored to 31 pseudomolecules. The genome assembly has high sequence continuity with scaffold length N50 = 53 Mb. We predicted 18,780 protein-coding genes and measured high BUSCO score completeness (97.3%). Finally, we revealed 6,155,417 bi-allelic single nucleotide polymorphisms, accounting for ∼5% of the genome. This resource offers new opportunities for studying the black-faced spoonbill and developing conservation measures for this species.
KW - Animal Genetics
KW - Ecology
KW - Genetics and Genomics
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85200117282&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.46471/gigabyte.130
DO - 10.46471/gigabyte.130
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
C2 - 39071178
AN - SCOPUS:85200117282
SN - 2709-4715
VL - 2024
JO - GigaByte
JF - GigaByte
ER -