Anopheles coluzzii (Mosquito, Ngousso) - GCA_004136515.2 Assembly and Gene Annotation

About Anopheles coluzzii

Anopheles coluzzii, formerly known as Anopheles gambiae M molecular form, was defined as a separate species in 2013 [1]. An. coluzzii belongs to the Anopheles gambiae species complex, which consists of at least seven species.

The Anopheles gambiae complex consists of at least seven morphologically indistinguishable species of mosquitoes in the genus Anopheles. The complex was recognised in the 1960s and includes the most important vectors of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly of the most dangerous malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum. It is one of the most efficient malaria vectors known. The An. gambiae mosquito additionally transmits Wuchereria bancrofti which causes lymphatic filariasis, a symptom of which is elephantiasis.

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Assembly

The assembly presented here has been imported from INSDC and is linked to the assembly accession [GCA_004136515.2].

The total length of the assembly is 89142058 bp contained withinin 829 contigs. The contig N50 value is 198649, the contig L50 value is 122. The GC% content of the assembly is 44.5%.

Annotation

Annotation of the AcolN1 assembly was carried out by VEuPathDB VectorBase. The set of gene models presented (genebuild AcolN1.1, released September 2021) combines manual annotation, data provided by the research community, and gene prediction using the Ensembl system.

References

1. Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles amharicus, new members of the Anopheles gambiae complex.
   Coetzee M, Hunt RH, Wilkerson R, Della Torre A, Coulibaly MB, Besansky NJ. 2013. Zootaxa. 3619