Epizoanthus illoricatus is a zoantharian (family Epizoanthidae) that grows as an epizoic colonial polyp on sponges, gorgonians, or other invertebrates in tropical and subtropical marine environments, characterized by small polyp size and the incorporation of foreign particles into the mesoglea. Genomic resources are helping to resolve complex species boundaries within this morphologically challenging genus.
| Class | Species | NCBI Taxonomy ID | Assembly Level | GenBank Assembly | Assembly Name | Genome Size (Mb) | WGS Accession | Submitter | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hexacorallia | Epizoanthus illoricatus | 328561 | Scaffold | GCA_026546655.1 | ASM2654665v1 | 539.8 | JANVCK01 | IRIDIAN GENOMES | PRJNA598181 |
| Chromosome Number | Scaffold Number | Contig Number | Protein Number | Protein-Coding Gene Number | Contig N50 | Scaffold N50 | GC content (%) | BUSCO completeness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 306368 | 314135 | - | - | 2667 | 2832 | 39.5 | C:24.1%[S:23.9%,D:0.2%],F:33.5%,M:42.4% |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete Genome Sequences of 7 Species of Epizoanthus (Epizoanthidae, Zoantharia, Hexacorallia, Cnidaria). | Biodivers Genomes | 36936676 |
