Belgica antarctica
Antarctic midge
Belgica antarctica is a species of flightless midge, endemic to the continent of Antarctica. At 2–6 mm (0.079–0.24 in) long, it is the largest purely terrestrial animal native to the continent, as well as its only insect. It also has the smallest known insect genome as of 2014, with only 99 million base pairs of nucleotides (and about 13,500 genes). It is the only insect that can survive year-round in Antarctica.
Host Genome
Scaffold| Genome ID | Level | BUSCO Assessment |
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| GCA_000775305.1 | Scaffold |
C:94.1%[S:93.4%,D:0.7%],F:1.1%,M:4.8%,n:1367
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Related Symbionts
2 recordsSymbiont records associated with Belgica antarctica
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Serratia fonticola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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- |
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Serratia plymuthica
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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- |
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Belgica antarctica
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Belgica antarctica
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
1 recordsResearch articles related to Belgica antarctica
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maistrenko, OM; Serga, SV; Kovalenko, PA; Kozeretska, IA
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CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS
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2023
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10.3103/S0095452723030064 |