Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)

Abstract Leeches are famous for their high medical value and wide environmental adaptability. Among them, cave leeches are a very fascinating and rare group, which is an important component in the study of adaptive evolution of leeches. However, no study has yet reported a reference genome for this...

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Main Authors: Binbin Yao, Delong Guan, Lulu Yang, Tao Jiang, Lu Zhao, Muhammad Salabat Khan, Sheng-Quan Xu
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Data
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04007-3
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Delong Guan
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Tao Jiang
Lu Zhao
Muhammad Salabat Khan
Sheng-Quan Xu
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description Abstract Leeches are famous for their high medical value and wide environmental adaptability. Among them, cave leeches are a very fascinating and rare group, which is an important component in the study of adaptive evolution of leeches. However, no study has yet reported a reference genome for this group. In this study, we assembled a high-quality chromosome-level genome of the cave terrestrial leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses, through Illumina and PacBio sequencing, alongside chromosome conformation capture techniques. The resulting genome spans 153.67 Mb across 9 pseudochromosomes(range: 11.33 to 23.53 Mb), with a mounting rate of up to 95.37% and features an N50 length of 17.15 Mb. This genome is composed of 35.16% repetitive elements and contains 21180 predicted protein-coding genes. Decoding the S. cavatuses genome not only promotes future studies on study of its phylogeny, evolution, and behavior, but also provides valuable resources for in-depth investigation on adaptive evolution of leech.
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spelling doaj-art-b6cafb814bee40c38d7fb8ca537ddb3c2024-11-17T12:09:18ZengNature PortfolioScientific Data2052-44632024-11-011111710.1038/s41597-024-04007-3Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)Binbin Yao0Delong Guan1Lulu Yang2Tao Jiang3Lu Zhao4Muhammad Salabat Khan5Sheng-Quan Xu6College of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityGuangxi Key Laboratory of Sericulture Ecology and Applied Intelligent Technology, Hechi UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityCollege of Life Sciences, Shaanxi Normal UniversityAbstract Leeches are famous for their high medical value and wide environmental adaptability. Among them, cave leeches are a very fascinating and rare group, which is an important component in the study of adaptive evolution of leeches. However, no study has yet reported a reference genome for this group. In this study, we assembled a high-quality chromosome-level genome of the cave terrestrial leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses, through Illumina and PacBio sequencing, alongside chromosome conformation capture techniques. The resulting genome spans 153.67 Mb across 9 pseudochromosomes(range: 11.33 to 23.53 Mb), with a mounting rate of up to 95.37% and features an N50 length of 17.15 Mb. This genome is composed of 35.16% repetitive elements and contains 21180 predicted protein-coding genes. Decoding the S. cavatuses genome not only promotes future studies on study of its phylogeny, evolution, and behavior, but also provides valuable resources for in-depth investigation on adaptive evolution of leech.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04007-3
spellingShingle Binbin Yao
Delong Guan
Lulu Yang
Tao Jiang
Lu Zhao
Muhammad Salabat Khan
Sheng-Quan Xu
Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
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title Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
title_full Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
title_fullStr Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
title_full_unstemmed Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
title_short Chromosome-level genome assembly of the cave leech Sinospelaeobdella cavatuses (Hirudinea: Haemadipsidae)
title_sort chromosome level genome assembly of the cave leech sinospelaeobdella cavatuses hirudinea haemadipsidae
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-04007-3
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