Ornithorhynchus anatinus

[ Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | . . .
. . . | Monotremata | Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus ]

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Taxonomy: Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Deuterostomia | Chordata | Craniata | Vertebrata | Gnathostomata | Teleostomi | Euteleostomi | Sarcopterygii | Dipnotetrapodomorpha | Tetrapoda | Amniota | Mammalia | Prototheria | Monotremata | Ornithorhynchidae | Ornithorhynchus Common: duck-billed platypus, duckbill platypus, platypus (German: Schnabeltier) Comment: Ornithorhynchus anatinus, or duck-billed platypus, is an important model organism for developmental and evolutionary studies. Platypuses have a tail shaped like that of a beaver, webbed fore- and hindfeet, and a muzzle shape similar to the bill of a duck. The platypus is a monotreme and one of three mammals that lay eggs and do not give birth to their young. It is also the only known mammal that produces venom. The platypus lives only in the freshwater systems of eastern Australia and Tasmania. Sequenced animal: A female nicknamed 'Glennie' (collected at the Upper Barnard River on Glen Rock Station, New South Wales). Go to NCBI Taxonomy (9258) Encyclopedia of life Wikipedia Projects: e! Ensembl: Platypus International TSA Sequencing Consortium: Ornithorhynchus anatinus TSA Sequencing Consortium National Center for Biotechnology Information: NCBI Eukaryotic Genomes Project The Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University: Ornithorhynchus anatinus UCSC Genome Bioinformatics: Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) Genome Browser Gateway Publications: Cortez D, Marin R, Toledo-Flores D et. al. (2014) Origins and functional evolution of Y chromosomes across mammals. Nature 508, 488-493. 10.1038/nature13151 Warren WC, Hillier LW, Marshall Graves JA et. al. (2008) Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution. Nature 453, 175-183. 10.1038/nature06936 Genome files National Center for Biotechnology Information Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Chromosome v 1.0.0 2006-03-23 6 43.3 409.5 19 - 47594 Contigs v 1.0.0 2006-03-23 6 45.5 1842.2 445348 - 11 Supercontigs v 1.0.0 2006-03-23 6 45.9 1233.0 48161 - 484 TSA v 1.0.0 2014-02-04 43.9 0.1 74 - The Genome Sequencing Center at Washington University Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Chromosome v 5.0.0 2007-03-26 6 45.6 813.2 125841 - 5652 - Contigs v 5.0.1 2007-03-26 6 45.5 1842.2 445346 - 11 - Contigs v 5.0.0 2005-12-05 6 45.5 1917.9 535967 - 10 - Supercontigs v 5.0.1 2007-03-26 6 45.5 1842.2 205536 - 248 - Supercontigs v 5.0.0 2005-12-05 6 45.5 1917.9 295381 - 198 - Unplaced reads v 5.0.1 2007-03-26 6 46.8 1529.2 2200063 - 0 - Unplaced reads v 5.0.0 2005-12-05 6 46.8 1529.2 2200063 - 0 - UCSC Genome Bioinformatics Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Chromosome v 5.0.0 e! Ensembl Type Version Date Compl Cov GC % Size (Mbp) Contigs CGR Illegal Chars N50 (kbp) Acc File Seq info Supercontigs v 5.0.0