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The genome sequence of the Greater Red-tailed Flesh Fly, Sarcophaga vagans Meigen, 1826 (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: We present a genome assembly from an individual male Sarcophaga vagans (Greater Red-tailed Flesh Fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Sarcophagidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 701.72 megabases and 618.56 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (83.71%) is scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 19.01 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.26892.1

Authors: Steven Falk, Liam M. Crowley, Ruth Y. Akinmusola, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding Collective, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective

Institutions: University of Oxford, University of Bath

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