The First De Novo HiFi Genome Assemblies for Three Clownfish-hosting Sea Anemone Species (Anthozoa: Actiniaria).

ABSTRACT: The symbiosis between clownfish and giant tropical sea anemones (Order Actiniaria) is one of the most iconic on the planet. Distributed on tropical reefs, 28 species of clownfishes form obligate mutualistic relationships with 10 nominal species of venomous sea anemones. Our understanding of the symbiosis is limited by the fact that most research has been focused on the clownfishes. Chromosome-scale reference genomes are available for all clownfish species, yet only short reads-based reference genomes are available for five species of host sea anemones. Recent studies have shown that the clownfish-hosting sea anemones belong to three distinct clades of sea anemones that have evolved symbiosis with clownfishes independently. Here we present the first high-quality long-read assemblies for thr

SUBMITTER: De Jode A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12046401 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature