Hirudo verbana

NCBI Taxonomy ID: 311461

Taxonomy

  • PhylumAnnelida
  • ClassClitellata
  • OrderHirudinida
  • FamilyHirudinidae

Assembly Statistics

  • Size178.0 Mb
  • Repeat29.65 %
  • Assembly Levelchromosome (14)
  • GC Content35.96 %
  • Scaffold N5013 Mbp
  • Gene Count19,137
  • Gene Count (ANNEVO)17,477
GenomeS:86.6%,D:4.6%
GeneS:87.8%,D:4.5%
Gene (ANNEVO)S:74.0%,D:4.8%

BUSCO Completeness

BUSCO plot

Publication References

  • ERGA-BGE reference genome of Hirudo verbana, a once neglected freshwater haematophagous European medicinal leech
    Open Res Europe · 2026-02-10
    Authors: Manzano-Marín A, Böhne A, Monteiro R, Marcussen T, Struck TH, Oomen RA, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory Team, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics Team, Howard C, Howe K, Blaxter M, McCarthy S, Wood JM, Martin F, Lazar A, Haggerty L, Bortoluzzi C

Ancestral Linkage Groups

Oxford Plot Synteny

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