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The genome sequence of a sawfly, Macrophya alboannulata (Costa, 1859)
1Independent researcher, Kenilworth, England, UK.
Wellcome Open Research
|August 30, 2024
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual female Macrophya alboannulata (sawfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Hymenoptera; Tenthredinidae). The genome sequence is 245.2 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 8 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 23.17 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 24,359 protein coding genes.
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