Pygoluciola qingyu: Chromosome-Level Genome of a Synchronously Flashing Firefly

Jiapeng Li constructed a high-quality chromosome-level genome for the firefly species Pygoluciola qingyu. The dataset was published on figshare on 2026-05-20 and is available under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It includes GFF3 and FA file formats and totals 290.9 MB.

Use Cases

• Study the genetic basis of synchronous flashing behavior based on the described genomic resources.
• Conduct comparative genomics on firefly species based on the chromosome-level assembly.
• Identify candidate genes related to bioluminescence pathways based on the annotated genome.

Strengths

• Chromosome-level genome assembly suggests high contiguity.
• Constructed using PacBio HiFi sequencing and Hi-C technologies, which typically produce high-quality data.
• Dataset size of 290.9 MB indicates substantial genomic content.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single species studied.

Provenance

Source

Jiapeng Li

Collection Method

Constructed using PacBio HiFi sequencing and Hi-C technologies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-20 08:14:59; freshness should be verified.

Geography

China (species documented from China).