RETRACTION: The genome sequence of the horse’s hoof clam, Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Year: 2025
Type: retraction
Abstract: 4 th December 2025: The article by Li R, Li J, Lopez JV et al. The genome sequence of the horse’s hoof clam, Hippopus hippopus (Linnaeus, 1758) [version 1; peer review: 3 approved with reservations] Wellcome Open Research 2024, 9 :131 ( https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21137.1 ) has been retracted from Wellcome Open Research by the Editorial Team. After the data was published, it was discovered that the species sequenced was not Hippopus hippopus , but a member of the Tridacna genus. The accompanying data record was suppressed.
Source: Wellcome Open Research
Authors: Ruiqi Li, Jingchum Li, Jose Victor Lopez, Graeme Oatley, Isabelle Ailish Clayton-Lucey, Elizabeth Sinclair, Eerik Aunin, Noah Gettle, Camilla Santos, Michael Paulini, Haoyu Niu, Victoria McKenna, Rebecca O'brien, EBI Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Data Portal Team, Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project Leadership
Language: English
Subfield: Molecular Biology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,128
Funder: Wellcome Trust
OpenAlex ID: W7124442271
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