Genome assembly of the edible jelly fungusDacryopinax spathularia(Dacrymycetaceae)

AbstractThe edible jelly fungusDacryopinax spathularia(Dacrymycetaceae) is wood-decaying and can be commonly found worldwide. It has also been used in food additives given its ability to synthesize long-chain glycolipids. In this study, we present the genome assembly ofD. spathulariausing a combination of PacBio HiFi reads and Omni-C data. The genome size ofD. spathulariais 29.2 Mb and in high sequence contiguity and completeness, including scaffold N50 of 1.925 Mb and 92.0% BUSCO score, respectively. A total of 11,510 protein-coding genes, and 474.7 kb repeats accounting for 1.62% of the genome, were also predicted. TheD. spathulariagenome assembly generated in this study provides a valuable resource for understanding their ecology such as wood decaying capability, evolutionary relationships with other fungus, as well as their unique biology and applications in the food industry.