Wellcome Open Research (Oct 2021)

The genome sequence of the bootlace worm, Lineus longissimus (Gunnerus, 1770) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

  • Dominic Kwiatkowski,
  • Mark Blaxter,
  • Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective,
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme,
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines collective,
  • Tree of Life Core Informatics collective,
  • Darwin Tree of Life Consortium

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17193.1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6

Abstract

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We present a genome assembly from an individual Lineus longissimus (the bootlace worm; Nemertea; Pilidiophora; Heteronemertea; Lineidae). The genome sequence is 391 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly is scaffolded into 19 chromosomal pseudomolecules.