Genome assembly of the edible jelly fungus Dacryopinax spathularia (Dacrymycetaceae)

  1. Hong Kong Biodiversity Genomics Consortium
  2. Project Coordinator and Co-Principal Investigators
  3. Jerome H.L. Hui
  4. Ting Fung Chan
  5. Leo L. Chan
  6. Siu Gin Cheung
  7. Chi Chiu Cheang
  8. James K.H. Fang
  9. Juan Diego Gaitan-Espitia
  10. Stanley C.K. Lau
  11. Yik Hei Sung
  12. Chris K.C. Wong
  13. Kevin Y.L. Yip
  14. Yingying Wei
  15. DNA extraction, library preparation and sequencing
  16. Tze Kiu Chong
  17. Sean T.S. Law
  18. Genome assembly and gene model prediction
  19. Wenyan Nong
  20. Genome analysis and quality control
  21. Wenyan Nong
  22. Sample collector and logistics
  23. Tze Kiu Chong
  24. Sean T.S. Law
  25. Ho Yin Yip
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Abstract

The edible jelly fungus Dacryopinax spathularia (Dacrymycetaceae) is wood-decaying and can be commonly found worldwide. It has also been used in food additives given its ability to synthesize long-chain glycolipids. In this study, we present the genome assembly of D. spathularia using a combination of PacBio HiFi reads and Omni-C data. The genome size of D. spathularia is 29.2 Mb and in high sequence contiguity and completeness, including scaffold N50 of 1.925 Mb and 92.0% BUSCO score, respectively. A total of 11,510 protein-coding genes, and 474.7 kb repeats accounting for 1.62% of the genome, were also predicted. The D. spathularia genome assembly generated in this study provides a valuable resource for understanding their ecology such as wood decaying capability, evolutionary relationships with other fungus, as well as their unique biology and applications in the food industry.

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