ERGA-BGE-CBP chromosome-level genome assembly of the blind scorpion Belisarius xambeui Simon, 1879 (Belisariidae, Scorpiones), the most singular scorpion in Europe
We present a chromosome-level reference genome for the blind scorpion <i>Belisarius xambeui</i> Simon, 1879 (Belisariidae, Scorpiones). The genome size estimated by flow cytometry (4.32 Gb) closely matches the final assembly size (3.98 Gb). The final assembly comprises 19,045 scaffolds, including 56 chromosome-level scaffolds (pseudochromosomes) that account for 90.08% of the total assembly. Nucleotide diversity across the genome was low, with an average <i>π</i> of 0.0018.
Authors
- Vadim A. Pisarenco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4968-4090)
- Marc Domènech (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4352-5301)
- Alejandro Sánchez‐Gracia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4543-4577)
- Silvia Adrián‐Serrano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1489-7854)
- Paula Escuer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5941-0106)
- Miquel A. Arnedo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1402-4727)
- Pau Balart‐García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8292-4674)
- Adrià Bellvert
- Sara Guirao-Rico
- Julio Rozas
Institutions
- Charles University (CZ)
- Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
- Universität Greifswald (DE)
- Institute of Sustainable Development of Landscapes of the Earth (DE)
- Departament de Salut (ES)
- Institut de Biologia Evolutiva (ES)
- University of Neuchâtel (CH)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Research Europe
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.22872.1
- Primary Topic
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00