A genome resource for the marine annelid Platynereis spp
Abstract
The marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii is a model organism used in many research areas including evolution and development, neurobiology, ecology and regeneration. Here we present the genomes of P. dumerilii (laboratory culture reference and a single individual assembly) and of the closely related P. massiliensis and P. megalops (single individual assembly) to facilitate comparative genomic approaches and help explore Platynereis biology. We used long-read sequencing technology and chromosomal-conformation capture along with extensive transcriptomic resources to obtain and annotate a draft genome assembly of ~ 1.47 Gbp for P. dumerilii, of which more than half represent repeat elements. We predict around 29,000 protein-coding genes, with relatively large intron sizes, over 38,000 non-coding genes, and 105 miRNA loci. We further explore the high genetic variation (~ 3% heterozygosity) within the Platynereis species complex. Gene ontology reveals the most variable loci to be associated with pigmentation, development and immunity. The current work sets the stage for further development of Platynereis genomic resources.
Related
- Involvement of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in neurectoderm architecture in Platynereis dumerilii
- MitImpact 4: a genome-wide resource for the interpretation of coding and non-coding mitochondrial DNA variants
- The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I: A global reference genome resource
- Eco-phenotypic characterization of Candida palmioleophila from poultry litter and marine environments: implications for One Health
- Small Free-Living Heterotrophic Flagellates from Marine Sediments of Gippsland Basin, South-Eastern Australia
BibTeX
@article{mutemi2026genome,
title = {{A genome resource for the marine annelid Platynereis spp}},
author = {Kevin Nzumbi Mutemi and Oleg Simakov and Leslie Pan and Luca Santangeli and Ryan Wesley Null and Mette Handberg-Thorsager and Bruno Cossermelli Vellutini and Kevin J Peterson and Bastian Fromm and Tomas Larsson and Emily Savage and Mireia Osuna Lopez and Rajna Hercog and Jan Provaznik and Diana Ordoñez-Rueda and Nayara Azevedo and Eve Gazave and Michel Vervoort and Pavel Tomancak and Wenhua Tan and Sylke Winkler and Vladimir Benes and Jerome Hui and Conrad Helm and B. Duygu Özpolat and Detlev Arendt},
journal = {BMC Genomics},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1186/s12864-025-11727-2},
url = {https://hal.science/hal-05769954v1},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - A genome resource for the marine annelid Platynereis spp
AU - Kevin Nzumbi Mutemi
AU - Oleg Simakov
AU - Leslie Pan
AU - Luca Santangeli
AU - Ryan Wesley Null
AU - Mette Handberg-Thorsager
AU - Bruno Cossermelli Vellutini
AU - Kevin J Peterson
AU - Bastian Fromm
AU - Tomas Larsson
AU - Emily Savage
AU - Mireia Osuna Lopez
AU - Rajna Hercog
AU - Jan Provaznik
AU - Diana Ordoñez-Rueda
AU - Nayara Azevedo
AU - Eve Gazave
AU - Michel Vervoort
AU - Pavel Tomancak
AU - Wenhua Tan
AU - Sylke Winkler
AU - Vladimir Benes
AU - Jerome Hui
AU - Conrad Helm
AU - B. Duygu Özpolat
AU - Detlev Arendt
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/29
JO - BMC Genomics
DO - 10.1186/s12864-025-11727-2
UR - https://hal.science/hal-05769954v1
AB - The marine annelid Platynereis dumerilii is a model organism used in many research areas including evolution and development, neurobiology, ecology and regeneration. Here we present the genomes of P. dumerilii (laboratory culture reference and a single individual assembly) and of the closely related P. massiliensis and P. megalops (single individual assembly) to facilitate comparative genomic approaches and help explore Platynereis biology. We used long-read sequencing technology and chromosomal-conformation capture along with extensive transcriptomic resources to obtain and annotate a draft genome assembly of ~ 1.47 Gbp for P. dumerilii, of which more than half represent repeat elements. We predict around 29,000 protein-coding genes, with relatively large intron sizes, over 38,000 non-coding genes, and 105 miRNA loci. We further explore the high genetic variation (~ 3% heterozygosity) within the Platynereis species complex. Gene ontology reveals the most variable loci to be associated with pigmentation, development and immunity. The current work sets the stage for further development of Platynereis genomic resources.
SN - 1471-2164
ER -