Animal sample from Atractosteus spatula (alligator gar) for VGP reference genome, fAtrSpa1
Atractosteus spatula
The alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) is a euryhaline ray-finned fish in the clade Ginglymodi of the infraclass Holostei, being most closely related to the bowfins. It is the largest species in the gar family (Lepisosteidae), and is among the largest freshwater fishes in North America (from Wikipedia entry). This sample of a male individual found near Chauvin, Louisiana, was procured by Ingo Braasch, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, and Solomon David to generate a high-quality reference genome for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP). Sequencing and genome assembly were conducted at the Vertebrate Genome Lab (VGL) at the Rockefeller University, led by Erich D. Jarvis, Giulio Formenti, and Jennifer Balacco. Manual curation was done by Genoscope in France.
isolate
fAtrSpa1
dev_stage
adult
collection_date
2023-03-16
geo_loc_name
USA: near Chauvin, Louisiana
sex
male
tissue
blood
biomaterial_provider
Michigan State University: Ingo Braasch, Nicholls State University: Allyse Ferrara
collected_by
Ingo Braasch, Allyse Ferrara, Gary LaFleur, Solomon David
lat_lon
29.440167 N 90.581000 W
store_cond
-80oC
treatment
100% EtOH
Source ID
AlliGar 011
BioSampleModel
Model organism or animal