# The genome sequence of Greek sea-spurrey, Spergularia bocconei (Scheele) Graebn. (Caryophyllaceae)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the Greek sea-spurrey, a plant in the Caryophyllaceae family, with a detailed assembly of its chromosomes and organelle genomes.

## Contribution

The study provides the first genome assembly for Spergularia bocconei, including chromosomal pseudomolecules and organelle sequences.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 466.20 megabases long and organized into 18 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial and plastid genomes are 327.07 kilobases and 152.41 kilobases, respectively.
- The plant is identified as an allotetraploid with a chromosome count of 2n = 4x = 36.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a specimen of
Spergularia bocconei (Greek sea-spurrey; Streptophyta; Magnoliopsida; Caryophyllales; Caryophyllaceae). The genome sequence has a total length of 466.20 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 18 chromosomal pseudomolecules suggesting the individual is an allotetraploid (2
n = 4
x = 36). The mitochondrial and plastid genome assemblies have lengths of 327.07 kilobases and 152.41 kilobases, respectively.