Blanchoud S, Rutherford K, Zondag L, Gemmell NJ, Wilson MJ.

Sci Rep. 2018 Apr 3;8(1):5518. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23749-w

De novo draft assembly of the Botrylloides leachii genome provides further insight into tunicate evolution.

159 Mb assembly (82% of the predicted 194 Mb genome). Comparison with other tunicates confirms extensive breakage of gene clusters.