G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics (Mar 2023)

Chromosome-level genome of the three-spot damselfish, <i>Dascyllus trimaculatus</i>

  • May B Roberts,
  • Darrin T Schultz,
  • Remy Gatins,
  • Merly Escalona,
  • Giacomo Bernardi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkac339
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 4

Abstract

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AbstractDamselfishes (Family: Pomacentridae) are a group of ecologically important, primarily coral reef fishes that include over 400 species. Damselfishes have been used as model organisms to study recruitment (anemonefishes), the effects of ocean acidification (spiny damselfish), population structure, and speciation (DascyllusDascyllusDascyllus trimaculatusD. trimaculatusD. trimaculatusnD. trimaculatusD. trimaculatusAmphiprion percula