Animal sample from Ophthalmolebias constanciae (featherfin pearlfish) for VGP reference genome, fOphCon1
Ophthalmolebias constanciae
The featherfin pearlfish (Ophthalmolebias constanciae) is a species of killifish from the family Rivulidae that is endemic to Brazil. It is restricted to temporary freshwater habitats (like ponds) in the Sao Joao basin in Rio de Janeiro, while all other species in the genus are from Bahia (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
fOphCon1
dev_stage
adult
sex
male
tissue
heart
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
Oc-H
BioSampleModel
Model organism or animal