The genome sequence of the Violet Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1785): a hymenopteran species undergoing range expansion
We present a reference genome assembly from an individual male Violet Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa violacea, Linnaeus 1758). The assembly is 1.02 gigabases in span. 48% of the assembly is scaffolded into 17 pseudo-chromosomal units. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 21.8 kilobases in length. The genome is highly repetitive, likely representing a highly heterochromatic architecture expected of bees from the genus Xylocopa. We also use an evidence-based methodology to annotate 10,152 high confidence coding genes. This genome was sequenced as part of the pilot project of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) and represents an important addition to the genomic resources available for Hymenoptera.
Authors
- Alice Mouton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0598-8789)
- Felix Shaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9649-5906)
- Björn M. von Reumont (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7462-8226)
- Ann M. Mc Cartney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3191-3200)
- Adriana Vella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2246-5354)
- Giulio Formenti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-5991)
- Noel Vella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0080-5709)
- Tom Barker
- Wilfried Haerty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-191X)
- David Swarbreck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5453-1013)
- Will Nash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6790-1167)
- Karim Gharbi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1092-4488)
- Seanna McTaggart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0977-4785)
- Kendall Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9437-8057)
- Gemy Kaithakottil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1360-7808)
- Aaliyah Providence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4348-7387)
- Angela Man (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9596-0068)
- Naomi Irish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6897-8426)
- Christopher B. Watkins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3667-2442)
- Leah Catchpole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6498-6892)
- Alex Durrant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7230-6124)
- Debby Ku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9174-3296)
Institutions
- University of East Anglia (GB)
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University of Liège (BE)
- University of California, Santa Cruz (US)
- University of Malta (MT)
- Norwich Research Park (GB)
- Earlham Institute (GB)
- LOEWE Centre for Translational Biodiversity Genomics (DE)
- University of Florence (IT)
- Rockefeller University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Heredity
- Published
- 2024-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-024-00720-2
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
- Innovate UK