A Draft Male Genome Assembly of the Slipper Lobster (Thenus australiensis) Reveals an XY System and a Validated Diagnostic Marker for Monosex Aquaculture.
Ai Hang Tran Nguyen, Gia-Huy Ha, Dieu Tran, Nhat-Thong Le, Susan Glendinning, Quinn P. Fitzgibbon, Gregory G. Smith, Volker Herzig, Phuc‐Loi Luu, Tomer Ventura
The paper presents a draft genome assembly of the slipper lobster and identifies an XX/XY sex-determination system, along with a diagnostic PCR marker for monosex aquaculture.
bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2026 · PreprintGenomics