The Atlantic deep-sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus is a species in the family Pectinidae. And they are a commercially important pectinid bivalve mollusk native to the northwest Atlantic Ocean. In addition, they are found on the continental shelf of the northwest Atlantic from the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence south to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
| Species | Phylum | Common Name | Ecosystem | Depth | Habitat | NCBI Taxonomy ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placopecten magellanicus | Mollusca | deep-sea scallop | Hydrothermal vent | 0-384 | Dalian in the Liaoning Province of China (38.43 N 120.91 E) | 6577 |
| Genome Assembly | Genome Size | Assembly level | Released year | WGS accession | Submitter | BioProject | BUSCO completeness | Gene Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1.83Gb | Chromosome | 2023 | - | Dalian Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources for Marine Shellfish, Liaoning Ocean and Fisheries Science Research Institute | PRJNA923123 | 94.10% | 28,111 |
| Title | Journal | Pubmed ID |
|---|---|---|
| Chromosome-level genome assembly of sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus provides insights into the genetic characteristics and adaptive evolution of large scallops | Genomics | 37977331 |
