GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Genome sequence of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, an apicomplexan parasite of monarch butterflies: cryptic diversity and response to host-sequestered plant chemicals
Andrew J. Mongue, Simon H. Martin, Rachel E. V. Manweiler…·James R. Walters
The paper sequences the genome of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a monarch butterfly parasite, revealing its small genome size, gene loss, and potential evolutionary responses to host plant chemicals.
DOI 10.1101/2023.02.01.526615