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Reference genome of the bicolored carpenter ant, Camponotus vicinus.

Authors :
Ward PS
Cash EI
Ferger K
Escalona M
Sahasrabudhe R
Miller C
Toffelmier E
Fairbairn C
Seligmann W
Shaffer HB
Tsutsui ND
Source :
The Journal of heredity [J Hered] 2024 Feb 03; Vol. 115 (1), pp. 120-129.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Carpenter ants in the genus Camponotus are large, conspicuous ants that are abundant and ecologically influential in many terrestrial ecosystems. The bicolored carpenter ant, Camponotus vicinus Mayr, is distributed across a wide range of elevations and latitudes in western North America, where it is a prominent scavenger and predator. Here, we present a high-quality genome assembly of C. vicinus from a sample collected in Sonoma County, California, near the type locality of the species. This genome assembly consists of 38 scaffolds spanning 302.74 Mb, with contig N50 of 15.9 Mb, scaffold N50 of 19.9 Mb, and BUSCO completeness of 99.2%. This genome sequence will be a valuable resource for exploring the evolutionary ecology of C. vicinus and carpenter ants generally. It also provides an important tool for clarifying cryptic diversity within the C. vicinus species complex, a genetically diverse set of populations, some of which are quite localized and of conservation interest.<br /> (© The American Genetic Association. 2023.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1465-7333
Volume :
115
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Journal of heredity
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
37751380
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esad055