Secrets of the Goo: The genome assembly of the Pacific banana slug, Ariolimax columbianus.

ABSTRACT: The Pacific banana slug, Ariolimax columbianus, is endemic to the forests of the Pacific Northern West. Found throughout the coastal foothills and mountains of California, the hermaphroditic molluscs Ariolimax spp. are niche-constrained, hyper-localized, and phenotypically diverse. The evolutionary history, recent population history and environmental conditions leading to their phenotypic and genetic variation are not understood. To facilitate such research, we present the first high-quality de novo genome assembly of A. columbianus as part of the California Conservation Genomics Project. Pacific Biosciences HiFi long reads and Omni-C chromatin-proximity sequencing technologies were used to produce a de novo genome assembly, consistent with the standard California Conservation Genomics Pro

SUBMITTER: Genetti M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12130430 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature