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Mark L Blaxter

Publications and source records attributed to Mark L Blaxter.

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PubMed2026

The genome sequence of the Shepherd's Fritillary, Boloria pales (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Boloria pales (Shepherd's Fritillary; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 382.99 megabases and 364.88 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.96%) is scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.17 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,117 protein-coding genes.

Boloria pales↗

PubMed2026

The genome sequence of the Red-underwing Skipper, Spialia sertorius (Hoffmannsegg, 1804) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Spialia sertorius (Red-underwing Skipper; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 364.57 megabases and 323.91 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.92%) is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.34 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,823 protein-coding genes.

Lepidoptera↗

PubMed2026

The genome sequence of the Southern Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvoides (Elwes & Edwards, 1897) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Pyrgus malvoides (Southern Grizzled Skipper; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 746.71 megabases and 747.11 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.8%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.41 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 14,715 protein-coding genes.

Lepidoptera↗

PubMed2026

The genome sequence of a window fly, Scenopinus jerei Pohjoismäki & Haarto, 2021 (Diptera: Scenopinidae).

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Scenopinus jerei (window fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Scenopinidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 345.25 megabases and 232.44 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (94.85%) is scaffolded into 5 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 16.52 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain and Ireland.

Scenopinus jerei; window fly; genome sequence; chr↗

PubMed2026

The genome sequence of the Golden Plusia, Polychrysia moneta (Fabricius, 1787) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Polychrysia moneta (Golden Plusia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 430.64 megabases and 425.60 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (98.46%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.26 kilobases. This work is part of Project Psyche, a collaborative programme generating genomes for European butterflies and moths.

Polychrysia moneta; Golden Plusia; genome sequence↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the Large Wall Brown, Lasiommata maera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Lasiommata maera (Large Wall Brown; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 480.89 megabases and 424.47 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.88%) is scaffolded into 29 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.77 kilobases.

Large Wall Brown↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the Dusky Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus cacaliae (Rambur, 1839) (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Pyrgus cacaliae (Dusky Grizzled Skipper; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Hesperiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 808.81 megabases and 696.79 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (94.63%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.43 kilobases.

Dusky Grizzled Skipper↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the Camberwell Beauty, Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Nymphalis antiopa (Camberwell Beauty; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 392.57 megabases and 391.53 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.42%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.26 kilobases.

Camberwell Beauty↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the de Prunner's Ringlet, Erebia triaria von Prunner, 1798 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Erebia triaria (de Prunner's Ringlet; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 521.30 megabases and 412.03 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.7%) is scaffolded into 17 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z 1, Z 2, and W sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.26 kilobases.

Erebia triaria↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the Garden Tiger, Arctia caja (Linnaeus, 1758) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae).

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Arctia caja (Garden Tiger; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Erebidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 700.59 megabases and 699.20 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.63%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.41 kilobases.

Arctia caja↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the Titania's Fritillary, Boloria titania (Esper, 1793) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Boloria titania (Titania's Fritillary; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 496.64 megabases and 454.08 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (97.13%) is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.17 kilobases.

Boloria titania↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the White-barred Clearwing, Synanthedon spheciformis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775 (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Synanthedon spheciformis (White-barred Clearwing; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Sesiidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 388.57 megabases and 372.40 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.88%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 19.11 kilobases.

Keywords: Synanthedon spheciformis↗

PubMed2025

The genome sequence of the Pearly Heath, Coenonympha arcania Linnaeus, 1761 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

We present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Coenonympha arcania (Pearly Heath; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Nymphalidae). The assembly contains two haplotypes with total lengths of 480.99 megabases and 458.33 megabases. Most of haplotype 1 (99.95%) is scaffolded into 29 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. Haplotype 2 was assembled to scaffold level. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 15.28 kilobases.

Coenonympha arcania↗

PubMed2004

prot4EST: translating expressed sequence tags from neglected genomes.

BACKGROUND: The genomes of an increasing number of species are being investigated through generation of expressed sequence tags (ESTs). However, ESTs are prone to sequencing errors and typically define incomplete transcripts, making downstream annotation difficult. Annotation would be greatly improved with robust polypeptide translations. Many current solutions for EST translation require a large number of full-length gene sequences for training purposes, a resource that is not available for the majority of EST projects. RESULTS: As part of our ongoing EST programs investigating these "neglected" genomes, we have developed a polypeptide prediction pipeline, prot4EST. It incorporates freely available software to produce final translations that are more accurate than those derived from any single method. We show that this integrated approach goes a long way to overcoming the deficit in training data. CONCLUSIONS: prot4EST provides a portable EST translation solution and can be usefully applied to >95% of EST projects to improve downstream annotation. It is freely available from http://www.nematodes.org/PartiGene.

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