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Sergio Henriques1, Olga Sivell2,
1Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Wellcome Open Research
|October 30, 2024
Abstract:
We present a genome assembly from an individual male Metellina segmentata (the Autumn spider; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Aranae; Tetragnathidae). The genome sequence is 1,665.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X1 and X2 sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 17.8 kilobases in length.

