Nickellaus G. Roberts

This study investigates the phylogenetic relationships within Chaetognathifera using genomic data and evaluates the robustness of macrosyntenic results, finding that macrosynteny cannot reliably resolve these relationships.

The paper uses MDA to generate high-quality genomes for small organisms, achieving contiguous assemblies for C. elegans and L. squamata.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly and structural annotation for Emplectonema gracile, a ribbon worm, and highlights its utility for studying nemertean evolution and toxicology.