One high quality genome and two transcriptome datasets for new species of Mantamonas, a deep-branching eukaryote clade
Year: 2023
Type: data-paper
Abstract: Mantamonads were long considered to represent an "orphan" lineage in the tree of eukaryotes, likely branching near the most frequently assumed position for the root of eukaryotes. Recent phylogenomic analyses have placed them as part of the "CRuMs" supergroup, along with collodictyonids and rigifilids. This supergroup appears to branch at the base of Amorphea, making it of special importance for understanding the deep evolutionary history of eukaryotes. However, the lack of representative species and complete genomic data associated with them has hampered the investigation of their biology and evolution. Here, we isolated and described two new species of mantamonads, Mantamonas vickermani sp. nov. and Mantamonas sphyraenae sp. nov., for each of which we generated transcriptomic sequence data, as well as a high-quality genome for the latter. The estimated size of the M. sphyraenae genome is 25 Mb; our de novo assembly appears to be highly contiguous and complete with 9,416 predicted protein-coding genes. This near-chromosome-scale genome assembly is the first described for the CRuMs supergroup.
Source: Scientific Data
Institutions: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, Ecologie, Société, Evolution, University of Oxford, American Museum of Natural History, University of Tsukuba, Kyungpook National University, University of Alberta, Norwich Research Park, Earlham Institute, University College London, Ewha Womans University
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,190
Awards: G1183030673, G1251682959, Characterization of the architecture, composition and evolution of a novel light perception organelle in an emerging model fungus., G1642040462, G1703531341, G1725331487, G2267597420, G2421452168, Beatriu de Pinos-3 Postdoctoral Programme, G3345895242, G342272071, G3685579289, G4042340625, G434337789, G4495409851, G4937468798, G5371609813, G5672793547, G6329715174, G8153271282, G8512683158
OpenAlex ID: W4386573853