Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genome Assemblies of <i>Indrella ampulla</i> , a Terrestrial Gastropod Endemic to the Western Ghats

Indrella ampulla is a polymorphic, brightly colored, forest-dwelling land snail endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Studying and understanding evolutionary processes occurring within this species has remained a challenge largely due to a paucity of genomic resources. We present high-quality annotated nuclear and mitochondrial genome assemblies of I. ampulla. The nuclear genome is assembled through a hybrid approach using Illumina short reads and Oxford Nanopore long reads, with an N50 value of 632 kb and 93.5% BUSCO genome completeness. The mitogenome is 13,887 bp long. The demographic history reconstruction based on the genomic data exhibits signatures of population decline during the last 100,000 years. This genome will aid in deciphering the color polymorphism in I. ampulla and augmenting the general understanding of the evolution of gastropods.

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Genome Biology and Evolution
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2025-10-24
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https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf199
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Mollusks and Parasites Studies
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Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genome Assemblies of Indrella ampulla , a Terrestrial Gastropod Endemic to the Western Ghats

Gopi Krishnan, Aniruddha Datta‐Roy, Govindhaswamy Umapathy
Genome Biology and Evolution
Mollusks and Parasites Studies
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Nuclear and Mitochondrial Genome Assemblies of Indrella ampulla , a Terrestrial Gastropod Endemic to the Western Ghats

Gopi Krishnan, Aniruddha Datta‐Roy, Govindhaswamy Umapathy
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Abstract

Indrella ampulla is a polymorphic, brightly colored, forest-dwelling land snail endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Studying and understanding evolutionary processes occurring within this species has remained a challenge largely due to a paucity of genomic resources. We present high-quality annotated nuclear and mitochondrial genome assemblies of I. ampulla. The nuclear genome is assembled through a hybrid approach using Illumina short reads and Oxford Nanopore long reads, with an N50 value of 632 kb and 93.5% BUSCO genome completeness. The mitogenome is 13,887 bp long. The demographic history reconstruction based on the genomic data exhibits signatures of population decline during the last 100,000 years. This genome will aid in deciphering the color polymorphism in I. ampulla and augmenting the general understanding of the evolution of gastropods.

Genome Biology and EvolutionVol. 17(11)
Jain University (IN), Yenepoya University (IN), National Institute of Science Education and Research (IN), Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN), Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (IN), Homi Bhabha National Institute (IN), Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (IN), Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (IN)
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