The draft genome of the microscopic Nemertoderma westbladi sheds light on the evolution of Acoelomorpha genomes.

ABSTRACT: Background: Xenacoelomorpha is a marine clade of microscopic worms that is an important model system for understanding the evolution of key bilaterian novelties, such as the excretory system. Nevertheless, Xenacoelomorpha genomics has been restricted to a few species that either can be cultured in the lab or are centimetres long. Thus far, no genomes are available for Nemertodermatida, one of the group's main clades and whose origin has been dated more than 400 million years ago. Methods: DNA was extracted from a single specimen and sequenced with HiFi following the PacBio Ultra-Low DNA Input protocol. After genome assembly, decontamination, and annotation, the genome quality was benchmarked using two acoel genomes and one Illumina genome as reference. The gene content of thr

SUBMITTER: Abalde S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10565955 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature