Panagrolaimus davidi

BioProject PRJEB32708 | Data Source University College London | Taxonomy ID 227884

About Panagrolaimus davidi

The Antarctic nematode Panagrolaimus davidi (also referred to as Panagrolaimus sp. DAW1) is remarkable for its ability to survive low sub-zero temperatures. When cooled quicky at very low temperatures, it can survive extensive intracellular freezing. When coooled slowly at higher temperatures. P. davidi undergoes cryoprotective dehydration (water loss to prevent freezing). This species reproduces through meiotic parthenogenesis.

Genome Assembly & Annotation

Assembly

Short-insert Illumina reads were assembled with SPAdes and the redundans pipeline, as described by Schiffer et al., 2019.

Annotation

Gene models were predicted with Augustus, as described by Schiffer et al., 2019.

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Key Publications

Schiffer PH, Danchin EGJ, Burnell AM, Creevey CJ, Wong S, Dix I, O'Mahony G, Culleton BA, Rancurel C, Stier G, Martínez-Salazar EA, Marconi A, Trivedi U, Kroiher M, Thorne MAS, Schierenberg E, Wiehe T, Blaxter M. Signatures of the Evolution of Parthenogenesis and Cryptobiosis in the Genomes of Panagrolaimid Nematodes. iScience, 2019;21():587-602
Thorne MA, Kagoshima H, Clark MS, Marshall CJ, Wharton DA. Molecular analysis of the cold tolerant Antarctic nematode, Panagrolaimus davidi. PLoS One, 2014;9(8):e104526