title: Pacbio--HIFI-whole_genome_DNA
design: Adult Dirofilaria were collected from nodules within the testes, scrotum and/or spermatic cords of dogs in Puttalam, Sri Lanka (approved by the Committee for Ethical Clearance on Animal Research of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka; code VERC/20/07). Adult nematodes were washed extensively in sterile physiological saline and then fixed in 70% ethanol. Subsequently, specimens were examined using by light microscopy at 40-times magnification prior to nucleic acid isolation. One male (M) and one female (F) were sequenced using the Pacbio Hi-Fi platform.