{"id":61,"date":"2020-10-02T22:41:10","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T22:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctenophores.org\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2020-10-03T04:48:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-03T04:48:50","slug":"mnemiopsis-genome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctenophores.org\/index.php\/genomes\/mnemiopsis-genome\/","title":{"rendered":"Mnemiopsis leidyi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Photo Bruno C. Vellutini CC BY-SA 3.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mnemiopsis leidyi<\/a><\/em> (pronounced Knee-me-op-cis lady-eye), also known as the sea walnut, is a species of ctenophore from the western Atlantic Ocean. This was the first ctenophore species to have its genome sequenced, assembled, and published. This publication, lead by Dr. Joseph F. Ryan<\/a>, found evidence that ctenophores are the sister group to the rest of the animals, and the Mnemiopsis<\/em> lacks many genes involved in bilaterian cell development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The genome size of M. leidyi<\/em> is approximately 150 Mb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The authoritative source for information on the Mnemiopsis leidyi<\/em> genome can be found at the National Human Genome Research Institute Mnemiopsis<\/em> Genome Project Portal.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following are select papers about Mnemiopsis leidyi<\/em>. They are arranged by topic. This list is by no means exhaustive – please contact us if you have a paper to add.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications – Genomics and Evolution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  1. Ryan, J.F., Pang, K., Schnitzler, C.E., Nguyen, A.D., Moreland, R.T., Simmons, D.K., Koch, B.J., Francis, W.R., Havlak, P., Smith, S.A. and Putnam, N.H., 2013. The genome of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and its implications for cell type evolution<\/strong>. Science<\/em>, 342<\/em>(6164).<\/a><\/li>
  2. Ryan, J.F., Pang, K., Mullikin, J.C., Martindale, M.Q., Baxevanis, A.D. and NISC Comparative Sequencing Program, 2010. The homeodomain complement of the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi suggests that Ctenophora and Porifera diverged prior to the ParaHoxozoa<\/strong>. Evodevo<\/em>, 1<\/em>(1), p.9.<\/a><\/li>
  3. Pang, K., Ryan, J.F., Mullikin, J.C., Baxevanis, A.D., Martindale, M.Q. and NISC Comparative Sequencing Program, 2010. Genomic insights into Wnt signaling in an early diverging metazoan, the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi<\/strong>. EvoDevo<\/em>, 1<\/em>(1), p.10.<\/a><\/li>
  4. Pang, K., Ryan, J.F., Baxevanis, A.D. and Martindale, M.Q., 2011. Evolution of the TGF-\u03b2 signaling pathway and its potential role in the ctenophore, Mnemiopsis leidyi<\/strong>. PloS one<\/em>, 6<\/em>(9), p.e24152.<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Publications – Invasive species<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Mnemiopsis leidyi<\/em> is an invasive species! It was carried in ballast waters from the western Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean, then to other bodies of water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Shiganova, T.A., 1998. Invasion of the Black Sea by the ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi and recent changes in pelagic community structure. Fisheries Oceanography<\/em>, 7<\/em>(3\u20104), pp.305-310.<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Mnemiopsis leidyi (pronounced Knee-me-op-cis lady-eye), also known as the sea walnut, is a species of ctenophore from the western Atlantic Ocean. This was the first ctenophore species to have its<\/p>\n

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