ArticleBMC genomics2023
A scaffolded and annotated reference genome of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera).
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- Insights from farming Macrocystis pyrifera offshore: phenotypic analysis, genome-wide association studies, genomic selection.Heredity · 2026Article
- Demography and Localized Reservoirs of Diversity Underlie Global Divergence in the Giant Kelp Macrocystis pyrifera.Molecular ecology · 2026Article
- Two Australian genome assemblies expand the genomic blueprint of giant kelp.BMC genomics · 2026Article
- Structure of giant kelp Photosystem I-FCP uncovers drivers of antenna evolution across the red lineage.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Rafting kelp from California - is it alive? Physiological condition, ultrastructure and reaction to high UV treatment.Protoplasma · 2026Article
- Contrasting patterns of population structure in two habitat-forming kelp species in southeastern Australia.Journal of phycology · 2026Article
- Complete chloroplast genome of Ecklonia maxima and comparative analysis with related species.BMC genomics · 2025Article
- Structure of Photosystem I-FCP from giant kelp uncovers drivers of antenna evolution across the red lineage.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Insights from farmingbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Klumpy: A tool to evaluate the integrity of long-read genome assemblies and illusive sequence motifs.Molecular ecology resources · 2025Article
- Scaffolded and annotated nuclear and organelle genomes of the North American brown algaFrontiers in genetics · 2025Article
- Metagenome-assembled genomes ofMicrobiology resource announcements · 2024Article
- Heat stress analysis suggests a genetic basis for tolerance in Macrocystis pyrifera across developmental stages.Communications biology · 2024Article
- The mutation atlas of giant kelp (Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Understanding Macroalgae: A Comprehensive Exploration of Nutraceutical, Pharmaceutical, and Omics Dimensions.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Macrocystis pyrifera (giant kelp), is a brown macroalga of great ecological importance as a primary producer and structure-forming foundational species that provides habitat for hundreds of species. It has many commercial uses (e.g. source of alginate, fertilizer, cosmetics, feedstock). One of the limitations to exploiting giant kelp's economic potential and assisting in giant kelp conservation efforts is a lack of genomic tools like a high quality, contiguous reference genome with accurate gene annotations. Reference genomes attempt to capture the complete genomic sequence of an individual or species, and importantly provide a universal structure for comparison across a multitude of genetic experiments, both within and between species. We assembled the giant kelp genome of a haploid female gametophyte de novo using PacBio reads, then ordered contigs into chromosome level scaffolds using Hi-C. We found the giant kelp genome to be 537 MB, with a total of 35 scaffolds and 188 contigs. The assembly N50 is 13,669,674 with GC content of 50.37%. We assessed the genome completeness using BUSCO, and found giant kelp contained 94% of the BUSCO genes from the stramenopile clade. Annotation of the giant kelp genome revealed 25,919 genes. Additionally, we present genetic variation data based on 48 diploid giant kelp sporophytes from three different Southern California populations that confirms the population structure found in other studies of these populations. This work resulted in a high-quality giant kelp genome that greatly increases the genetic knowledge of this ecologically and economically vital species.
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