ERGA-BGE reference genome: Homalothecium mandonii - IUCN vulnerable Bryophyte species endemic to Macaronesia
The reference genome of Homalothecium mandonii provides an important resource for studying the genetic basis of adaptation and conservation of Macaronesian endemic bryophytes. The entirety of the genome sequence was assembled into 10 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules, along with one mitochondrial genome and one chloroplast. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 416.4 Mb, composed of 45 contigs and 20 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values 23.3 Mb and 38.8 Mb, respectively.
Authors
- Chiara Bortoluzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-6635)
- Simone Duprat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7902-6526)
- Anabela Martins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6644-4339)
- Pedro H. Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3161-8367)
- Alice Moussy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3405-7074)
- Lola Demirdjian
- Patrick Wincker
- Jean-Marc Aury
- Carlos Lobo
- Susana Fontinha
- Karine Labadie
- Corinne Cruaud
- Manuela Sim-Sim
- Genoscope Sequencing Technical Team
Institutions
- SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (CH)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Sustainability Institute (ZA)
- Agencia Regional da Energia e Ambiente da Regiao Autonoma da Madeira (PT)
- Secretaria Regional do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais (PT)
- Genoscope (FR)
- National Archaeology Museum (PT)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia (PT)
- Universidade da Madeira (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Open Research Europe
- Published
- 2026-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.24602.1
- Primary Topic
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00