Dalila Destanović

Organisms associated with siphonophores revealed by short-read whole-genome sequencing

The paper analyzes DNA captured during siphonophore genome sequencing to identify associated organisms, revealing bacterial and eukaryotic diversity.

Topological mixing and irreversibility in animal chromosome evolution

The paper analyzes chromosomal evolution across 3,631 animal genomes to show that karyotype contraction and expansion drive genome evolution, with subchromosomal mixing and irreversibility shaping clade-specific trajectories.

A Chromosome-Scale Genome of Nanomia septata Reveals Extensive Rearrangement But No Clear Driver of the Unique Colony-Level Organization of Siphonophores

The paper sequenced the chromosome-scale genome of Nanomia septata, revealing genome rearrangements and expansion but no clear genomic drivers for siphonophore colony-level organization.

Global genomics of the man-o'-war (Physalia) reveals biodiversity at the ocean surface

The paper sequences 133 Physalia genomes and analyzes citizen-science images to reveal five distinct lineages and four species, with geographic population structure and long-distance dispersal.

A chromosome-level reference genome for the common octopus, Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797)

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly for the common octopus, O. vulgaris, which spans 2.8 billion basepairs and supports a karyotype of 1n=30 chromosomes.