Genome sequence of pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai): the first draft genome in family Haliotidae.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Abalones are large marine snails in the family Haliotidae and the genus Haliotis belonging to the class Gastropoda of the phylum Mollusca. The family Haliotidae contains only one genus, Haliotis, and this single genus is known to contain several species of abalone. With 18 additional subspecies, the most comprehensive treatment of Haliotidae considers 56 species valid [ 1 ]. Abalone is an economically important fishery and aquaculture animal that is considered a highly prized seafood delicacy. The total global supply of abalone has increased 5-fold since the 1970s and farm production increased explosively from 50 mt to 103 464 mt in the past 40 years. Additionally, researchers have recently focused on abalone given their reported tumor suppression effect. However, despit

SUBMITTER: Nam BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5439488 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature