Takashi Seiko

This study reassesses species boundaries and host associations in the barnacle genus Platylepas using morphology and genetic data, finding P. ophiophila is a valid species and reports its first occurrence on a sirenian host.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Cucumis sativus cv. 'Tokiwa' using Oxford nanopore sequencing, resulting in a longer genome with more annotated genes.