title: RNA-seq of Octopus bocki optic lobes
design: RNA sequencing libraries were prepared using the NEBNext Ultra II RNA Library Prep for Illumina using manufacturers instructions (NEB, Ipswich, MA, USA), validated on the Agilent TapeStation (Agilent Technologies, Palo Alto, CA, USA), and quantified by using Qubit 2.0 Fluorometer (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA) as well as by quantitative PCR (KAPA Biosystems, Wilmington, MA, USA).