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The genome sequence of the Buff-tip, Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758)

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We present a genome assembly from an individual female Phalera bucephala (the buff-tip; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Notodontidae). The genome sequence is 933 megabases in span. Most of the assembly (99.27%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the W and Z sex chromosome assembled. The assembly achieves the Earth BioGenome Project reference standard of 6.C.Q58 . Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,540 protein-coding genes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.51 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.

Source: Wellcome Open Research

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17539.2

Authors: Douglas Boyes, Peter W.H. Holland, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective

Language: English

Topic: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,128

Funder: Wellcome Trust

Awards: Darwin Tree of Life, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute - generic account for deposition of all core- funded research papers.