# The genome sequence of the thistle gall fly, Urophora cardui (Linnaeus 1758)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the thistle gall fly, Urophora cardui, including a detailed assembly of its chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is the first genome assembly of Urophora cardui, including scaffolded chromosomes and mitochondrial genome.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 837.80 megabases long.
- Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 20.37 kilobases in length.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from an individual female thistle gall fly,
Urophora cardui (Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Tephritidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 837.80 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 20.37 kilobases in length.