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The genome sequence of a hairy fungus beetle, Mycetophagus piceus (Fabricius, 1777) (Coleoptera: Mycetophagidae)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We present a genome assembly from an individual male Mycetophagus piceus (hairy fungus beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Mycetophagidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 169.61 megabases and 141.81 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (95.37%) is scaffolded into 10 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 20.39 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.

Source: Wellcome Open Research

DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.26516.1

Authors: Michael F. Geiser, Stephanie K. Skipp, Dmitry Telnov, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding Collective, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective

Institutions: Natural History Museum, Daugavpils University, University of Latvia

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