A long-read-based de novo assembly of Magallana bilineata for improved tropical oyster aquaculture.

ABSTRACT: True oysters, molluscs in the family Ostreidae, are important species in fisheries and aquaculture. As such, genome-enabled research can improve these industries and the conservation of these species. The tropical rock oyster Magallana bilineata (known as the black scar oyster or Indian backwater oyster) is naturally distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean excluding Australia and is intensively cultured in India and the Philippines. It is also an aquaculture species in Sri Lanka with potential for much greater cultivation. We present the first reference genome for M. bilineata sourced from a Sri Lankan individual along with genetic variants that can be used in tool development for questions of molecular ecology and evolution as well as in breeding and commercial applications. Long-r

SUBMITTER: Campbell MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12693617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature