RT Journal Article
T1 ERGA-BGE Genome of Ailoscolex lacteospumosus Bouché, 1969 – the enigmatic milky worm endemic to the Pyrenees
A1 Novo Rodríguez, Marta
A1 Fernández Marchán, Daniel
A1 Gérard, Sylvain
A1 Martínez Navarro, Alejandro
A1 Monteiro, Rita
A1 Böhne, Astrid
A1 Marcussen, Thomas
A1 Struck, Torsten H
A1 Oomen, Rebekah A
A1 Aguilera, Laura
A1 Gut, Marta
A1 Ferreira, Francisco Câmara
A1 Gómez-Garrido, Jèssica
A1 Cruz, Fernando
A1 Alioto, Tyler
A1 Lazar, Anna
A1 Haggerty, Leanne
A1 Martin, Fergal
A1 Brown, Tom
AB Ailoscolex lacteospumosus represents one of the basal taxa of the earthworm family Hormogastridae and was initially placed in a different family, Ailoscolecidae, including just this species. Its genome can help unravel the evolution of this earthworm family, which is endemic to the Mediterranean and adapted to soils exposed to adverse conditions such as prolonged droughts. This species presents a very restricted distribution, endemic to the Pyrenees, and the genome will help study its conservation status as well as provide insights into earthworm evolution. A total of 17 contiguous chromosomal pseudomolecules were assembled from the genome sequence. This chromosome-level assembly encompasses 493 Mb, composed of 46 contigs and 24 scaffolds, with contig and scaffold N50 values of 15.1 Mb and 29.9 Mb, respectively.
PB European Commission
YR 2026
FD 2026-01-26
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134575
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134575
LA eng
NO Novo, M., Marchán, D. F., Gérard, S., Navarro, A. M., Monteiro, R., Böhne, A., Marcussen, T., Struck, T. H., Oomen, R. A., Aguilera, L., Gut, M., Ferreira, F. C., Gómez-Garrido, J., Cruz, F., Alioto, T., Lazar, A., Haggerty, L., Martin, F., & Brown, T. (2026). ERGA-BGE Genome of Ailoscolex lacteospumosus Bouché, 1969 – the enigmatic milky worm endemic to the Pyrenees. Open Research Europe, 6(26). https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.22136.1
NO Grant information: Biodiversity Genomics Europe (Grant no.101059492) is funded by Horizon Europe under the Biodiversity, Circular Economy and Environment call (REA.B.3); co-funded by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) under contract numbers 22.00173 and 24.00054; and by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s Horizon Europe Guarantee Scheme. The sampling for the Ailoscolex lacteospumosus reference genome was funded by Grant PID2021-122243NB-I00 from MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE.
NO Comisión Europea
NO Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
NO UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
NO Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España)
NO Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 28 abr 2026