Animal sample from Nematolebias whitei (Rio pearlfish) for VGP reference genome, fNemWhi1
Nematolebias whitei
Nematolebias whitei, the Rio pearlfish, is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae. It is endemic to Brazil where it is found in the Laguna de Araruama basin, Das Ostras River basin and in coastal plains in the vicinity of the mouth of Sao Joao River in Rio de Janeiro State (from Wikipedia entry). This sample was collected from a male adult bred in captivity at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan by Andrew W. Thompson to generate a high-quality reference genome for a study on killifish genomics and 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
fNemWhi1
dev_stage
adult
sex
male
tissue
heart, muscle
biomaterial_provider
Western Michigan University: Andrew W. Thompson
collected_by
Andrew W. Thompson
collection_date
2025-01-08
geo_loc_name
USA: Kalamazoo, Michigan
lat_lon
42.282636 N 85.617337 W
store_cond
-80oC
treatment
Frozen
Source ID
Nw-H, Nw-M
BioSampleModel
Model organism or animal