ERGA-BGE genome of Dendarus foraminosus: an IUCN Least Concern darkling beetle endemic to Crete (Greece)
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Dendarus foraminosus Mulsant and Rey, 1855 is a darkling beetle in the family Tenebrionidae and one of the many Dendarus species endemic to the island of Crete. Dendarus foraminosus is a commonly found species and is widespread in the lowland and montane phrygana and maquis of central Crete. The species is classified as Least Concern (LC) by the IUCN Red List. The reference genome of Dendarus foraminosus will enable phylogenetic, population, and evolutionary research regarding this endemic species and its close relatives. A total of 11 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules (sex chromosomes included) were assembled from the genome sequence. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 0.59 Gb, composed of 430 contigs and 415 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 24.4 Mb and 51.9 Mb, respectively.
Source: Open Research Europe
Authors: Giannis Bolanakis, Danae Karakasi, Apostolos Trichas, Astrid Böhne, Rita Monteiro, Rosa Fernández, Nuria Escudero, Eleftherios Bitzilekis, Manos Stratakis, Petros Lymberakis, Nikolaos Poulakakis, Genoscope Sequencing Team, Alice Moussy, Corinne Cruaud, Karine Labadie, Lola Demirdjian, Simone Duprat, Emilie Téodori, Patrick Wincker, Pedro H. Oliveira, Jean-Marc Aury, Leanne Haggerty, Swati Sinha, Fergal Martin, Chiara Bortoluzzi
Institutions: University of Crete, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Institut de Biologia Evolutiva, FORTH Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives, Université Paris-Saclay, Genoscope, Université d'Évry Val-d'Essonne, Génomique Métabolique du Genoscope, European Bioinformatics Institute, SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Lausanne
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $841
Award: G8793232926
OpenAlex ID: W7124293315