ERGA-BGE Reference Genome of Gluvia dorsalis: An Endemic Sun Spider from Iberian Arid Regions

Jesús Lozano-Fernández; Marc Domènech; Attila Ibos; Thomas Marcussen; Torsten H. Struck; Rebekah A. Oomen; Astrid Böhne; Rita Monteiro; Laura Aguilera; Marta Ortova Gut; Francisco Câmara Ferreira; Fernando Cruz; Jèssica Gómez‐Garrido; Tyler Alioto; Diego N. De Panis

doi:10.1101/2024.12.02.626363

GenomicsbioRxivDec 2, 2024

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ERGA-BGE Reference Genome of Gluvia dorsalis: An Endemic Sun Spider from Iberian Arid Regions

Jesús Lozano-Fernández iD, Marc Domènech iD, Attila Ibos, Thomas Marcussen iD, Torsten H. Struck iD, Rebekah A. Oomen iD, Astrid Böhne iD, Rita Monteiro iD, Laura Aguilera iD, Marta Ortova Gut iD, Francisco Câmara Ferreira iD, Fernando Cruz iD, Jèssica Gómez‐Garrido iD, Tyler Alioto iD, Diego N. De Panis iD

Abstract

The reference genome of Gluvia dorsalis is the first of its order Solifugae (sun spiders), offering insights into adaptations to arid environments and the evolutionary history of arachnids. The entirety of the genome sequence was assembled into 5 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 787 Mb, composed of 51 contigs and 10 scaffolds (including the mitogenome), with contig and scaffold N50 values of 38 Mb and 199 Mb, respectively.

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