# The genome sequence of a tephritid fly, Philophylla caesio (Harris, 1780)

## TL;DR

This paper presents the genome sequence of the tephritid fly Philophylla caesio, including a detailed assembly and gene annotation.

## Contribution

The study provides a high-quality genome assembly and gene annotation for Philophylla caesio, a tephritid fly species.

## Key findings

- The genome assembly is 777.43 megabases long, with 98.51% scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudomolecules.
- The mitochondrial genome is 19.03 kilobases in length.
- Ensembl identified 31,396 protein-coding genes in the assembly.

## Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a male specimen of
Philophylla caesio (tephritid fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Diptera; Tephritidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 777.43 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.51%) is scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled, with a length of 19.03 kilobases. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 31,396 protein-coding genes.