Eunicella cavolini is a gorgonian coral (family Gorgoniidae) found in the Mediterranean Sea and northeastern Atlantic, forming fan-shaped colonies on rocky substrates from the shallow subtidal to over 100 m depth and serving as an important habitat-forming species in Mediterranean benthic ecosystems. Like other Mediterranean gorgonians, E. It is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. Genomic data have been generated for this species and are available in public databases, enabling comparative studies of cnidarian evolution and ecology.
| Class | Species | NCBI Taxonomy ID | Assembly Level | GenBank Assembly | Assembly Name | Genome Size (Mb) | WGS Accession | Submitter | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octocorallia | Eunicella cavolini | 317547 | Chromosome | GCA_965177985.2 | jaEunCavo1.2 | 467.25 | CBCXTR02 | Genoscope CEA | PRJEB79971 |
| Chromosome Number | Scaffold Number | Contig Number | Protein Number | Protein-Coding Gene Number | Contig N50 | Scaffold N50 | GC content (%) | BUSCO completeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 45 | 158 | - | - | 7689143 | 51102291 | 37.5 | C:98.4%[S:97.4%,D:0.9%],F:0.7%,M:0.9% |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| ERGA-BGE reference genome of Eunicella cavolini, an IUCN Near Threatened Gorgonian of the Mediterranean Sea. | Open Res Eur | 41488400 |
