Arácnido Taxonomy

  Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Hong Kong Krabby Harvestman (Heterobiantes geniculatus) (Opiliones: Epedanidae) Abstract Harvestmen (order Opiliones) are a diverse order within Arachnida that are widely distributed across the globe, and are known for their ecological roles as detritivores and predators in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the scarcity of high-quality genomic resources, especially for Asian endemic lineages, has hindered research into their morphological adaptations and evolutionary history. Here, we generated a chromosome-level genome assembly for the Hong Kong Krabby Harvestman ( Heterobiantes geniculatus ), a species endemic to Asia belonging to the family Epedanidae (Opiliones: Laniatores), by integrating PacBio HiFi long reads, Illumina short reads, RNA-seq, and Hi-C chromatin conformation capture technologies. The final genome assembly spans 3.15 Gb, with a scaffold N50 of 101.15 Mb, and a contig N50 of 8.10 Mb. Notably, 82.91% of the assembly was anc...