TY - JOUR
T1 - Chromosome-level genome assembly of the common chiton, Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873)
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 - Au, Ming Fung Franco
AU - SO, Wai Lok
AU - NONG, Wenyan
AU - HUI, Tin Yan
AU - LEUNG, Brian Kai Hin
AU - WILLIAMS, Gray A.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Chitons (Polyplacophora) are marine molluscs that can be found worldwide from cold waters to the tropics, and play important ecological roles in the environment. However, only two chiton genomes have been sequenced to date. The chiton Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873) is one of the most abundant polyplacophorans found throughout East Asia. Our PacBio HiFi reads and Omni-C sequencing data resulted in a high-quality near chromosome-level genome assembly of ∼609 Mb with a scaffold N50 length of 37.34 Mb (96.1% BUSCO). A total of 28,233 genes were predicted, including 28,010 protein-coding ones. The repeat content (27.89%) was similar to that of other Chitonidae species and approximately three times lower than that of the Hanleyidae chiton genome. The genomic resources provided by this work will help to expand our understanding of the evolution of molluscs and the ecological adaptation of chitons.
AB - Chitons (Polyplacophora) are marine molluscs that can be found worldwide from cold waters to the tropics, and play important ecological roles in the environment. However, only two chiton genomes have been sequenced to date. The chiton Liolophura japonica (Lischke, 1873) is one of the most abundant polyplacophorans found throughout East Asia. Our PacBio HiFi reads and Omni-C sequencing data resulted in a high-quality near chromosome-level genome assembly of ∼609 Mb with a scaffold N50 length of 37.34 Mb (96.1% BUSCO). A total of 28,233 genes were predicted, including 28,010 protein-coding ones. The repeat content (27.89%) was similar to that of other Chitonidae species and approximately three times lower than that of the Hanleyidae chiton genome. The genomic resources provided by this work will help to expand our understanding of the evolution of molluscs and the ecological adaptation of chitons.
KW - Animal Genetics
KW - Genetics and Genomics
KW - Marine Biology
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85193746389&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.46471/gigabyte.123
DO - 10.46471/gigabyte.123
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
C2 - 38707631
AN - SCOPUS:85193746389
SN - 2709-4715
VL - 2024
JO - GigaByte
JF - GigaByte
ER -
