A chromosome-level reference genome for the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797).

ABSTRACT: Cephalopods are emerging animal models and include iconic species for studying the link between genomic innovations and physiological and behavioral complexities. Coleoid cephalopods possess the largest nervous system among invertebrates, both for cell counts and brain-to-body ratio. Octopus vulgaris has been at the center of a long-standing tradition of research into diverse aspects of cephalopod biology, including behavioral and neural plasticity, learning and memory recall, regeneration, and sophisticated cognition. However, no chromosome-scale genome assembly was available for O. vulgaris to aid in functional studies. To fill this gap, we sequenced and assembled a chromosome-scale genome of the common octopus, O. vulgaris. The final assembly spans 2.8 billion basepairs, 99.34% of which

SUBMITTER: Destanovic D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10700109 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature