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Mollusk Genomics

As of May 11, 2015 there are 7 different assembled mollusk(taxid:6447) genomes from 6 different organisms on NCBI database.

The slender banana slug, Ariolimax dolichophallus, is of Mollusca, Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Euthyneura, Panpulmonata, Eupulmonata, Stylommatophora, Sigmurethra, Arionoidea, Ariolimacidae, Ariolimacinae, Ariolimax. The closest clade to the banana slug is in bold when known.

Mollusk Assemblies

Relevant Data

Relevant Publications

DNA barcodes and phylogenetic affinities of the terrestrial slugs Arion gilvus and A. ponsi (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Arionidae)

Genome structure analysis of molluscs revealed whole genome duplication and lineage specific repeat variation

Ten new complete mitochondrial genomes of pulmonates (Mollusca: Gastropoda) and their impact on phylogenetic relationships

Annotated Checklist of the Terrestrial Gastropods of Nepal

From sea to land and beyond – New insights into the evolution of euthyneuran Gastropoda (Mollusca)

A phylogeny of the land snails (Gastropoda: Pulmonata)

Phylogeographical patterns in the American Pacific Northwest: lessons from the arionid slug Prophysaon coeruleum

Physella acuta: atypical mitochondrial gene order among panpulmonates (Gastropoda).

Animal Mitochondria, Positive Selection and Cyto-Nuclear Coevolution: Insights from Pulmonates

Exceptionally large mitochondrial fragments to the nucleus in sequenced mollusk genomes

Complete DNA sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the sea-slug, Aplysia californica: conservation of the gene order in Euthyneura

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There are two complete genomes and at least 83 mitochondrial genomes for species in the phylum Mollusca.


Complete Genomes:

There are two mollusk genomes publicly available:

Of the two genomes, the sea hare seems to be taxonomically closer to Ariolimax dolichophallus.

Mitochondrial Genomes:

NCBI List of Mullusca genomes - This list shows all Mollusk (taxid: 6447) entries in the NCBI genome database. For some reason this list only shows mitochondrial genomes. Even the sea hare is missing (just lists a older mitochondrial sequence from University of Florida. This could indicate that there are other mollusk genomes out there or in progress.

Closest To Banana Slug

There are two mitochondrial genomes that are in the same infraorder (Stylommatophora; land slugs) as the banana slug:

  1. Cepaea nemoralis
    NC_001816
    mitochondrion, complete genome
    DNA; circular; Length: 14,100 nt
    Organelle: mitochondrion
    Created: 1999/08/24
  2. Albinaria coerulea
    NC_001761
    mitochondrion, complete genome
    DNA; circular; Length: 14,130 nt
    Organelle: mitochondrion
    Created: 1999/08/24