Abstract
AbstractThe cottony cushion scale, Icerya purchasi, a polyphagous pest, poses a significant threat to the global citrus industry. The hermaphroditic self-fertilization observed in I. purchasi is an exceptionally rare reproductive mode among insects. In this study, we successfully assembled a chromosome-level genome sequence for I. purchasi using PacBio long-reads and the Hi-C technique, resulting in a total size of 1,103.38 Mb and a contig N50 of 12.81 Mb. The genome comprises 14,046 predicted protein-coding genes, with 462,722,633 bp occurrence of repetitive sequences. BUSCO analysis revealed a completeness score of 93.20%. The genome sequence of I. purchasi serves as a crucial resource for comprehending the reproductive modes in insects, with particular emphasis on hermaphroditic self-fertilization.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
The Special Investigation Program for National Science and Technology Basic Resources
the Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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