Veleropilina gretchenae is one of the first members of the class Monoplacophora to have a high-quality genome published directly from its holotype specimen.
Notes on verification
Verbatim claim traceable to the peer-reviewed original species description (Sigwart & Steger et al. 2025) and corroborated by an independent companion Science paper (Chen et al. 2025) confirming this specimen was among the first two monoplacophoran genomes sequenced. Secondary science journalism reiterates but does not independently verify. [tier=gold indep_score=0.808 clusters=6 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=partial on Both the taxonomic description and genomics claim originate from the same Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance research program and associated Chen et al. 2025 genome dataset (upstreams: Sigwart & Steger et al. 2025 (Ocean Species Discoveries 13-27), Chen et al. 2025 (Science, 'A genome-based phylogeny for Mollusca')) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high (extractor: interpretive/medium)]
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